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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 697 

Recognizing the 15th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 8, 2010 

Mr. BROWN of Ohio submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 15th anniversary of the Dayton Peace 

Accords. 

Whereas on December 14, 1995, the Dayton Peace Accords 

established peace and ended the war on the Balkan Peninsula in which more than 2,000,000 people were displaced and thousands were killed; 

Whereas peace treaty negotiations began November 1, 1995, 

at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, 

and concluded there on November 21, 1995, when Bosnia 

and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia agreed to settle all 

war conflicts; 

Whereas after 21 days of negotiations, the peace treaty negotiations successfully concluded with a peace treaty that 

was accepted by all parties; 


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Whereas the Dayton, Ohio, community provided outstanding 

security during the peace treaty negotiations; 

Whereas the conclusion of the Dayton Peace Accords was a 

successful effort of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization led by the United States, with outstanding cooperation from the Russian Federation, Germany, France, and 

the United Kingdom; 

Whereas the Dayton Peace Accords were the result of, and 

showed the success of, strong joint North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization efforts to promote and establish peace, security, and prosperity; 

Whereas the signatories to the Dayton Peace Accords made 

a commitment to fully respect human rights and the 

rights of refugees and displaced persons; 

Whereas the Dayton Peace Accords transformed Bosnia and 

Herzegovina from a country mired in a war based on ethnic and religious differences into a country engaged in an 

intense, but peaceful, struggle over the manner by which 

to form an independent and stable country; 

Whereas the United States Agency for International Development and other bilateral and multilateral agencies and 

organizations made large investments to build a strong 

and independent media in Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia 

and Herzegovina; 

Whereas the Dayton International Peace Museum honors the 

Dayton Peace Accords and offers nonpartisan educational 

programs and exhibitions featuring the themes of nonviolent conflict resolution, social justice, international relations, and peace; 

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tion of the Dayton Peace Accords, as well as promoted 

the peaceful democratization of the deeply divided country of Bosnia and Herzegovina; 

Whereas stability and prosperity were fostered by the State 

of Ohio through the establishment of an exemplary relationship between the Ohio National Guard and the 

Armed Forces of Serbia; 

Whereas the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, established in 

2006, remains the only literary peace price in the United 

States and follows the legacy of the 1995 Dayton Peace 

Accords by acknowledging writers who advance peace 

through literature; 

Whereas the city of Dayton and the city of Sarajevo have 

built a solid relationship as Sister Cities, and many other 

organizations in the region, such as the University of 

Dayton and the Friendship Force, have built strong relationships with the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina 

through programs and exchanges; and 

Whereas while progress remains to be made in refining the 

governance structures of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the 

Dayton Peace Accords successfully established peace, restored human dignity, and laid the foundation for future 

progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes the 15th anniversary of the Day3 ton Peace Accords; 

4 (2) acknowledges the challenges Bosnia and 

5 Herzegovina still face and commends the socioVerDate Mar 15 2010 00:27 Dec 09, 2010 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR697.ATS SR697

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1 economic and political progress that is being made 

2 in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 

3 (3) encourages the Government of Bosnia and 

4 Herzegovina to adhere to the membership require5 ments of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization so 

6 that Bosnia and Herzegovina may join the alliance 

7 without delay; 

8 (4) encourages the further integration and co9 operation of European countries with the goal of es10 tablishing peace and economic prosperity for all of 

11 the people of Europe; 

12 (5) renews the commitment of the United 

13 States to support the people of Bosnia and 

14 Herzegovina; 

15 (6) urges the continuation of constitutional re16 forms, market-based economic growth, and improved 

17 dialogue between the people of Bosnia and 

18 Herzegovina and the elected Government of Bosnia 

19 and Herzegovina; and 

20 (7) encourages the United States Air Force to 

21 take appropriate measures to provide historical in22 terpretation of the site of the Dayton Peace Accords 

23 to educate the public on the historical significance of 


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1 the Dayton Peace Accords and the importance of ne2 gotiation in world peace. 

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