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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 236 Introduced in House (IH)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 236

 Recognizing the close relationship between the United States and the 
                        Republic of San Marino.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 16, 2007

Mr. Dreier (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
Radanovich, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Blunt) submitted 
    the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
 Recognizing the close relationship between the United States and the 
                        Republic of San Marino.

Whereas the Republic of San Marino is the oldest republic in the world;
Whereas the Republic of San Marino was founded by those fleeing the religious 
        persecution of the Roman Empire, and has adhered to the principles of 
        tolerance and individual liberty throughout its history;
Whereas the United States and the Republic of San Marino have long held close 
        ties based on common interests and common values;
Whereas the special bond between the Republic of San Marino and the United 
        States was first expressed nearly a century and a half ago in an 
        exchange of letters between President Abraham Lincoln and the Captains 
        Regent of San Marino;
Whereas President Lincoln expressed in his letter his deep respect for the 
        Republic of San Marino as ``one of the most honored in all of history'' 
        and took encouragement from its example that a ``government founded on 
        republican principles is capable of being so administered as to be 
        secure and enduring'';
Whereas the Republic of San Marino has been a steadfast ally of the United 
        States in many international organizations, such as the United Nations 
        and the International Monetary Fund;
Whereas the Republic of San Marino has been a close collaborator on a number of 
        key economic issues, such as the protection of intellectual property;
Whereas the Republic of San Marino has been a close collaborator in the global 
        War on Terror, including efforts to combat international terrorist 
        financing;
Whereas through its chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of 
        Europe, the Republic of San Marino has worked to promote inter-religious 
        and inter-cultural dialogue;
Whereas earlier this year, the United States and the Republic of San Marino 
        upgraded their diplomatic relations to ambassador-level, and exchanged 
        the first bilateral Ambassadors in our history;
Whereas Paolo Rondelli, the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 
        of the Republic of San Marino to the United States, presented his 
        credentials to President Bush at a ceremony at the White House on July 
        25, 2007; and
Whereas Ronald P. Spogli, the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 
        of the United States to the Republic of San Marino, presented 
        credentials to the Captains Regent (co-Heads of State) in a ceremony in 
        San Marino's Palazzo Publico on March 8, 2007: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) recognizes the close relationship between the United 
        States and the Republic of San Marino;
            (2) expresses its deep gratitude to the Republic of San 
        Marino for its close collaboration and support in issues of 
        critical importance to our economic and national security 
        interests; and
            (3) commemorates the first bilateral exchange of 
        Ambassadors in the history of our long relationship.
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