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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 376 

Honoring the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations 

between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 

the 10th anniversary of the accession to the throne of His Majesty 

King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 16, 2009 

Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. GREGG, Mr. LIEBERMAN, and Mr. DURBIN) 

submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and the 

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the 10th anniversary 

of the accession to the throne of His Majesty King 

Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, and for other purposes. 

Whereas the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan achieved independence on May 25, 1946; 

Whereas the United States recognized Jordan as an independent state in a White House announcement on January 31, 1949; 

Whereas diplomatic relations and the American Legation in 

Jordan were established on February 18, 1949, when 


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United States diplomat Wells Stabler presented his credentials as Charge ́ d’Affaires in Amman; 

Whereas, for 60 years, the United States and Jordan have 

enjoyed a close relationship and have worked together to 

advance issues ranging from the promotion of Middle 

East peace to advancing the socio-economic development 

of the people of Jordan, as well as the threat to both 

posed by al Qaeda and violent extremism; 

Whereas, from 1952 to 1999, King Hussein charted a moderate path for his country; 

Whereas, for decades, the United States has been Jordan’s 

strongest international partner; 

Whereas, throughout his reign, King Hussein looked for opportunities to realize his dream of a more peaceful Middle East by working to solve intra-Arab disputes and engaging successive Prime Ministers of Israel in the search 

for peace; 

Whereas King Hussein and Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak 

Rabin signed the historic Jordan-Israel peace treaty in 

1994, ending nearly 50 years of war between the neighboring countries; 

Whereas the United States lost a close friend and a crucial 

partner when King Hussein passed away in 1999; 

Whereas King Hussein was succeeded by his son, King 

Abdullah II, who has continued his father’s work to improve the lives of the people of Jordan while also seeking 

to bring peace to the region; 

Whereas, in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Government of Jordan has been an instrumental partner in the fight against al Qaeda, has 

provided crucial assistance in Iraq, and has shouldered a 


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heavy burden in providing refuge to a significant portion 

of the Iraqi refugee population; 

Whereas, through his 2004 Amman Message, King Abdullah 

II has been a leading Arab voice in trying to reaffirm the 

true path of Islam; 

Whereas, in November 2005, al Qaeda terrorists struck three 

hotels in Amman, Jordan, thereby uniting the people of 

Jordan and the United States in grief over the lives lost 

at this act of terrorism; and 

Whereas King Abdullah II begins his second decade on the 

Hashemite throne by redoubling his efforts for peace in 

the region as the Jordan-United States partnership enters its seventh decade: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) commemorates the 60th anniversary of the 

3 close relationship between the United States and the 

4 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; 

5 (2) expresses its profound admiration and grati6 tude for the friendship of the people of Jordan; 

7 (3) congratulates His Majesty King Abdullah II 

8 on 10 years of enlightened and progressive rule; and 

9 (4) shares the hope of His Majesty King 

10 Abdullah II and the people of Jordan for a more 

11 peaceful Middle East. 

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