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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 398 Introduced in House (IH)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 398

 Recognizing the long and mutually-beneficial relationship between the 
 United States and France and congratulating France's President-elect 
    Nicolas Sarkozy on his victory in the May 6, 2007, Presidential 
                               election.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2007

Mr. Boustany submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Recognizing the long and mutually-beneficial relationship between the 
 United States and France and congratulating France's President-elect 
    Nicolas Sarkozy on his victory in the May 6, 2007, Presidential 
                               election.

Whereas the United States and France share a long and mutually-beneficial 
        relationship;
Whereas La Fayette helped the American Continental Army plan the successful 
        military strategy to defeat the British during the War of Independence;
Whereas beginning in 1917, the armed forces of the United States and France 
        fought side-by-side during World War I;
Whereas beginning in 1941, the armed forces of the United States and France 
        fought side-by-side during World War II;
Whereas in 1949, France was one of the founding members of the North Atlantic 
        Treaty Organization (NATO) and has continued to cooperate in 
        multinational exercises to protect the European continent;
Whereas in 1999, France worked with the United States and other allies to defeat 
        Slobodan Milosevic, and has continued to be a key player in the 
        peacekeeping forces in Kosovo;
Whereas France continues to be an ally in the global war on terrorism;
Whereas in 2003, France joined the multinational forces engaged in the conflict 
        in Afghanistan to remove the Taliban government and to eliminate the 
        safe haven provided to Al Qaeda;
Whereas France has taken lead to reduce Syrian influence in Lebanon and help 
        stabilize Lebanon's democratically-elected government;
Whereas France joined the United Kingdom and Germany to form the EU-3 in an 
        effort to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons capability;
Whereas France is a major economic trading partner of the United States with 
        nearly $1 billion worth of transactions per day;
Whereas the French influence continues to be celebrated throughout South 
        Louisiana whereby nearly 250,000 people claim French to be their 
        principle language; and
Whereas on May 6, 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy was elected as the next President of 
        France: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the long and mutually-beneficial 
        relationship between the United States and France; and
            (2) congratulates France's President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy 
        on his victory in the Presidential election held on May 6, 
        2007.
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