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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 357 

Recognizing the formation of the Alliance for Development in Democracy 

and urging the United States to pursue deeper ties with its member countries. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 

Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. KAINE, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. RISCH, and 

Mrs. SHAHEEN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the formation of the Alliance for Development 

in Democracy and urging the United States to pursue 

deeper ties with its member countries. 

Whereas, on September 22, 2021, Presidents Luis Abinader 

of the Dominican Republic, Laurentino Cortizo of the Republic of Panama, and Carlos Alvarado of the Republic 

of Costa Rica met in New York during the opening of the 

76th session of the United Nations General Assembly to 

form the Alliance for Development in Democracy (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘ADD’’); 

Whereas the member countries of the ADD have committed 

to work through the ADD to advance institutions that 

protect the rule of law and individual freedoms; 


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Whereas the ADD promotes regional integration by strengthening cultural, commercial, and demographic ties in the 

context of free, peaceful, and democratic societies; 

Whereas the Department of Defense and the Department of 

State have repeatedly emphasized that the economic encroachment of the Government of the People’s Republic 

of China into the Western Hemisphere is coercive and 

represents an acute threat to the national security of the 

United States and of allies of the United States in the 

Western Hemisphere; 

Whereas, during the years preceding the date of adoption of 

this resolution, United States trade has doubled with the 

Republic of Costa Rica and the Republic of Panama, and 

tripled with the Dominican Republic; 

Whereas, combined, the three founding members of the ADD 

represent the third-largest trading partner of the United 

States in the Western Hemisphere; 

Whereas, on December 10, 2021, the ADD formed a business 

council to promote the development of trade, investment, 

and commerce between the ADD and the United States; 

Whereas, on June 10, 2022, Canada, a critical ally and strategic partner of the United States, and the members of 

the ADD issued a joint statement committing to working 

together to address democratic challenges and to prevent 

the erosion of democracy in the Western Hemisphere; 

Whereas, on June 16, 2022, the Republic of Ecuador formally joined the ADD as the fourth member of the ADD; 

Whereas, on July 25, 2022, the United States and the founding members of the ADD signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the Consultative Dialogue on 

Supply Chains and Economic Growth between the United 


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States and the ADD to strengthen supply chain resiliency; and 

Whereas the ADD has sought to comprehensively address the 

migratory flows that transit though territories within the 

jurisdiction of the member countries of the ADD: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the Dominican Republic, the 

3 Republic of Panama, and the Republic of Costa Rica 

4 for forming the Alliance for Development in Democ5 racy (referred to in this resolution as the ‘‘ADD’’), 

6 and the Republic of Ecuador for ascending to the 

7 ADD; 

8 (2) affirms that the ADD provides a counter9 weight to the growing influence of autocratic and 

10 anti-United States forces in the Western Hemi11 sphere; 

12 (3) calls on the President to— 

13 (A) pursue and prioritize engagement with 

14 the ADD regarding the full spectrum of the na15 tional security and economic interests of the 

16 United States in the Western Hemisphere; and 

17 (B) deepen regional integration on eco18 nomic issues including increasing trade, expand19 ing market access, and integrating investment 

20 markets throughout the Western Hemisphere, 


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1 including by pursuing nearshoring, reshoring, 

2 and friendshoring initiatives; and 

3 (4) calls on the President to use the diplomatic 

4 capital of the United States, including the voice and 

5 vote of the United States in international organiza6 tions, to support member countries of the ADD in 

7 promoting policies that— 

8 (A) enhance the regional integration speci9 fied in paragraph (3)(B) by strengthening 

10 democratic institutions and promoting economic 

11 prosperity; 

12 (B) strengthen the critical infrastructure 

13 of those countries, such as ports, airports, and 

14 other logistical assets to facilitate regional 

15 trade; 

16 (C) manage migrant flows across the 

17 Western Hemisphere and within the jurisdiction 

18 of those countries; 

19 (D) counter corruption, organized crime, 

20 and illegal drug trafficking across the Western 

21 Hemisphere and within the jurisdiction of those 

22 countries; and 


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1 (E) strengthen the resiliency of supply 

2 chains critical to foreign investment and trade 

3 with those countries. 

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