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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 301 

Expressing the importance of the United States alliance with the Republic 

of Korea and the contributions of Korean Americans in the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 9, 2019 

Mr. SUOZZI (for himself, Ms. MENG, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. KING of New York, and 

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the importance of the United States alliance with 

the Republic of Korea and the contributions of Korean 

Americans in the United States. 

Whereas the United States and the Republic of Korea enjoy 

a comprehensive alliance partnership, founded in shared 

strategic interests and cemented by a commitment to 

democratic values; 

Whereas the United States and the Republic of Korea work 

closely together to promote international peace and security, economic prosperity, human rights, and the rule of 

law; 

Whereas the relationship between the United States and the 

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

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 country’s first independent government; 

Whereas United States military personnel have maintained a 

continuous presence on the Korean Peninsula since the 

Mutual Defense Treaty was signed at Washington on October 1, 1953 (5 UST 2368), between the United States 

and the Republic of Korea; 

Whereas, on May 7, 2013, the United States and the Republic of Korea signed a Joint Declaration in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Alliance Between the 

Republic of Korea and the United States; 

Whereas, 63 years ago, the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, 

and Navigation, with Protocol, was signed at Seoul on 

November 28, 1956 (8 UST 2217), between the United 

States and the Republic of Korea; 

Whereas the economic relationship between the United States 

and the Republic of Korea is deep and mutually beneficial to both countries; 

Whereas the Republic of Korea is the United States seventhlargest trading partner; 

Whereas the Republic of Korea is the fifth fastest growing 

source of foreign direct investment in the United States; 

Whereas the United States is the largest source of foreign direct investment in the Republic of Korea; 


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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 our 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 Armed Forces of the United 

States; 

Whereas Korean Americans continue to build and strengthen 

the alliance between the United States and the Republic 

of Korea; and 

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, done 

at Washington on October 1, 1953, and all related and 

subsequent bilateral security agreements and arrangements concluded on or before the date of the enactment 

of this Act; 

(2) recognizes the vital role of the alliance between 

the United States and South Korea in promoting peace 

and security in the Indo-Pacific region; and 

(3) calls for the strengthening and broadening of 

diplomatic, economic, and security ties between the 

United States and the Republic of Korea: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) recognizes the vital role the alliance of the 

2 United States and the Republic of Korea plays in 

3 promoting peace and security in the Indo-Pacific re4 gion; 

5 (2) calls for the strengthening and broadening 

6 of diplomatic, economic, and security ties between 

7 the United States and the Republic of Korea; 

8 (3) reaffirms the United States alliance with 

9 the Republic of Korea is central to advancing Amer10 ican interests and engagement in the region, based 

11 on shared commitments of democracy, free market 

12 economy, human rights, and the rule of law; and 

13 (4) recognizes the formation of the Provisional 

14 Government 100 years ago as fundamental to the vi15 brancy, success, and prosperity of the Republic of 

16 Korea’s democracy today. 

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