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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 7

Honoring the life and legacy of King Hussein ibn Talal al-Hashem.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 8, 1999

Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. HELMS, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. ASHCROFT, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BAYH,

Mr. BENNETT, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. BOND, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BREAUX,

Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. BRYAN, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BURNS, Mr. BYRD,

Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. CHAFEE, Mr. CLELAND, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. COVERDELL, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. CRAPO, Mr.

DEWINE, Mr. DODD, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr.

EDWARDS, Mr. ENZI, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. FRIST, Mr. GORTON, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRAMM, Mr. GRAMS,

Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. GREGG, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HATCH, Mr.

HOLLINGS, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. INHOFE, Mr.

INOUYE, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KERREY,

Mr. KERRY, Mr. KOHL, Mr. KYL, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr.

LEAHY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. LUGAR, Mr.

MACK, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. MCCONNELL, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MOYNIHAN,

Mr. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURRAY, Mr. NICKLES, Mr. REED, Mr. REID, Mr.

ROBB, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. ROTH, Mr. SANTORUM,

Mr. SARBANES, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. SMITH

of New Hampshire, Mr. SMITH of Oregon, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. SPECTER,

Mr. STEVENS, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. THOMPSON, Mr. THURMOND, Mr.

TORRICELLI, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. WARNER, Mr. WELLSTONE, and Mr.

WYDEN) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was considered and agreed to

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Honoring the life and legacy of King Hussein ibn Talal

al-Hashem.
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Whereas King Hussein ibn Talal al-Hashem was born in

Amman on November 14, 1935;

Whereas he was proclaimed King of Jordan in August of

1952 at the age of 17 following the assassination of his

grandfather, King Abdullah and the abdication of his

father, Talal;

Whereas King Hussein became the longest serving head of

state in the Middle East, working with every United

States President since Dwight D. Eisenhower;

Whereas under King Hussein, Jordan has instituted wideranging democratic reforms;

Whereas throughout his life, King Hussein survived multiple

assassination attempts, plots to overthrow his government and attacks on Jordan, invariably meeting such attacks with fierce courage and devotion to his Kingdom

and its people;

Whereas despite decades of conflict with the State of Israel,

King Hussein invariably maintained a dialogue with the

Jewish state, and ultimately signed a full-fledged peace

treaty with Israel on October 26, 1994;

Whereas King Hussein has established a model for ArabIsraeli coexistence in Jordan’s ties with the State of

Israel, including deepening political and cultural relations, growing trade and economic ties and other major

accomplishments;

Whereas King Hussein contributed to the cause of peace in

the Middle East with tireless energy, rising from his sick

bed at the last to assist in the Wye Plantation talks between the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority;
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Whereas King Hussein fought cancer with the same courage

he displayed in tirelessly promoting and making invaluable contributions to peace in the Middle East; and

Whereas on February 7, 1999, King Hussein succumbed to

cancer in Amman, Jordan: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives

2 concurring), That the Congress—

3 (1) extends its deepest sympathy and condo4 lences to the family of King Hussein and to all the

5 people of Jordan in this difficult time;

6 (2) expresses admiration for King Hussein’s

7 enlightened leadership and gratitude for his support

8 for peace throughout the Middle East;

9 (3) expresses its support and best wishes for

10 the new government of Jordan under King Abdullah;

11 (4) reaffirms the United States commitment to

12 strengthening the vital relationship between our two

13 governments and peoples.

14 SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Senate is directed to

15 transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family

16 of the deceased.

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