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119TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 64 

Affirming the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 23, 2025 

Mr. SUOZZI submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Affirming the alliance between the United States and the 

Republic of Korea. 

Whereas the United States and the Republic of Korea share 

an alliance based on the shared principles of democracy, 

human rights, and free markets; 

Whereas the partnership between the United States and the 

Republic of Korea is bound by shared interests and cemented by a commitment to maintaining democratic institutions; 

Whereas the United States and the Republic of Korea work 

closely together to promote international peace and security, economic prosperity, and the rule of law; 

Whereas the relationship between the United States and the 

Republic of Korea goes as far back as Korea’s Joseon 

Dynasty, when the United States and Korea established 


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diplomatic relations under the 1882 Treaty of Peace, 

Amity, Commerce, and Navigation; 

Whereas, on August 15, 1948, the Provisional Government of 

the Republic of Korea, established on April 11, 1919, was 

dissolved and transitioned to the First Republic of Korea, 

the first independent government; 

Whereas United States military personnel have maintained a 

continuous presence on the Korean Peninsula since the 

Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and 

the Republic of Korea was signed at Washington on October 1, 1953; 

Whereas the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation between the United States and the Republic of 

Korea, with Protocol (8 UST 2217) was signed in Seoul 

on November 28, 1956; 

Whereas the year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of Korean liberation from colonial rule; 

Whereas the bilateral relationship between the United States 

and the Republic of Korea is one of the world’s most consequential security and economic alliances; 

Whereas the bilateral relationship between the United States 

and the Republic of Korea promotes a free, open, secure, 

and prosperous Indo-Pacific; 

Whereas the Republic of Korea is one of the fastest growing 

sources of foreign direct investment in the United States; 

Whereas, in 2023, the Republic of Korea was the United 

States seventh-largest trading partner; 

Whereas United States goods and services exports to the Republic of Korea totaled $91,300,000,000 in 2023, and 

imports totaled $132,000,000,000; 


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Whereas, in 2023, the stock of the Republic of Korea’s foreign direct investment in the United States was 

$76,700,000,000, and United States foreign direct investment to the Republic of Korea was $35,600,000,000; 

Whereas over 88,000 workers in the United States were employed by Republic of Korea multinational firms in 2021; 

Whereas, on January 13, 1903, 102 pioneer Korean immigrants arrived in the United States, initiating the first 

chapter of Korean immigration to America; 

Whereas the over 2,000,000 Korean Americans living in the 

United States contribute to the diversity and prosperity 

of the Nation, participate in all facets of American life, 

and have made significant contributions to the economic 

vitality of the United States; 

Whereas members of the Korean-American community serve 

with distinction in the United States Armed Forces; 

Whereas Korean Americans continue to build and strengthen 

the alliance between the United States and the Republic 

of Korea; 

Whereas the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (Public Law 

115–409), signed into law on December 31, 2018, states 

that the United States Government— 

(1) is committed to the Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea and 

all related and subsequent bilateral security agreements 

and arrangements concluded on or before the date of enactment of that Act; 

(2) recognizes the vital role of the alliance between 

the United States and the Republic of Korea in promoting peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region; and 


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(3) calls for the strengthening and broadening of 

diplomatic, economic, and security ties between the 

United States and the Republic of Korea; and 

Whereas the United States and the Republic of Korea 

launched the Nuclear Consultative Group in 2023 to discuss how to plan for nuclear contingencies and cooperate 

on the Alliance’s approach to nuclear deterrence, thereby 

strengthening security in the Indo-Pacific: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) reaffirms the importance of the United 

3 States-Republic of Korea alliance; 

4 (2) highlights the importance of the United 

5 States-Republic of Korea alliance to security in the 

6 Indo-Pacific; 

7 (3) underscores the need to continue strength8 ening security, economic, and cultural ties; 

9 (4) celebrates the important contributions of 

10 Korean Americans to American society; and 

11 (5) supports the goals of Korean Culture12 Kimchi Day. 

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