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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 442 

Congratulating the people of the Republic of Lithuania on the Act of the 

Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, or Act of March 11, and 

celebrating the rich history of Lithuania. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 4, 2010 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. WICKER, Mr. LUGAR, and Mr. 

BYRD) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 

agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the people of the Republic of Lithuania on 

the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, or Act of March 11, and celebrating the rich 

history of Lithuania. 

Whereas the name ‘‘Lithuania’’ first appeared in European 

records in the year 1009, when it was mentioned in the 

German manuscript ‘‘Annals of Quedlinburg’’; 

Whereas the February 16, 1918, Act of Independence of 

Lithuania led to the establishment of Lithuania as a sovereign and democratic State; 

Whereas, under the German-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Demarcation, on June 15, 1940, Lithuania 


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was forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union in violation of pre-existing peace treaties; 

Whereas, during 50 years of Soviet occupation of the Baltic 

States, Congress strongly, consistently, and on a bipartisan basis refused to legally recognize the incorporation 

of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania by the Soviet Union; 

Whereas, on March 11, 1990, the Republic of Lithuania was 

restored and Lithuania became the first Soviet republic 

to declare independence; 

Whereas, on September 2, 1991, the United States Government formally recognized Lithuania as an independent 

and sovereign nation; 

Whereas Lithuania has successfully developed into a free and 

democratic country, with a free market economy and respect for the rule of law; 

Whereas Lithuania is a full and responsible member of the 

United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the European Union, and the North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization; 

Whereas Lithuania assumed Presidency of the Community of 

Democracies in September 2009, and will hold this position until 2011; 

Whereas, in 2010, the United States Government and the 

Government of Lithuania celebrated 88 years of continuous diplomatic relations; 

Whereas the United States Government welcomes and appreciates efforts by the Government of Lithuania to maintain international peace and stability in Europe and 

around the world by contributing to international civilian 

and military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, 

Kosovo, and Georgia; and 


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Whereas Lithuania is a strong and loyal ally of the United 

States, and the people of Lithuania share common values 

with the people of the United States: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate hereby— 

2 (1) congratulates the people of the Republic of 

3 Lithuania on the occasion of the Act of the Re-Es4 tablishment of the State of Lithuania; 

5 (2) commends the Government of Lithuania for 

6 its success in implementing political and economic 

7 reforms, for establishing political, religious, and eco8 nomic freedom, and for its commitment to human 

9 rights; 

10 (3) recognizes the close and enduring relation11 ship between the United States Government and the 

12 Government of Lithuania; and 

13 (4) calls on the President to continue to build 

14 on the close and mutually beneficial relations the 

15 United States has enjoyed with Lithuania since the 

16 restoration of the full independence of Lithuania. 

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