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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 91 

Reaffirming the robust commitment of the House of Representatives to the 

importance of the United States-Greek strategic partnership. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 30, 2019 

Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Reaffirming the robust commitment of the House of Representatives to the importance of the United StatesGreek strategic partnership. 

Whereas, on December 13, 2018, Secretary of State Michael 

Pompeo and Greek Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs 

Georgios Katrougalos launched a strategic dialogue and 

reaffirmed the importance of the United States-Greek relationship; 

Whereas history, security, commerce, and shared democratic 

values underpin a close relationship between the United 

States and Greece; 

Whereas the United States and Greece have a dual interest 

in many concerns, including independent energy supply 


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sources and national security, particularly given the strategic geographic location of Greece; 

Whereas Greece is playing a key stabilizing role in a turbulent wider region and is a reliable, trustworthy, predictable, and stable ally and partner of the United States, 

promoting crucial regional synergies and cooperation, including with respect to Cyprus and Israel; 

Whereas the United States and Greece encourage and support funding for excess armaments to bolster Greek national security; 

Whereas the United States and Greece cooperate extensively 

within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 

where Greece has consistently committed an excess of 2 

percent of its Gross Domestic Product to defense; 

Whereas Greece has been an ally of the United States in law 

enforcement and the global war on terror, and has proven 

its willingness and determination to participate in a number of crucial NATO missions, including in Afghanistan; 

Whereas the United States and Greece express strong disapproval of provocative statements designed to interfere 

with either country’s national security interests; 

Whereas the United States and Greece have a strong commercial relationship, with $2.2 billion in trade between 

the two countries in 2017; 

Whereas the United States and Greece continue to encourage 

cross-private investments to bolster both economies; and 

Whereas people to people programs between the United 

States and Greece have been and will continue to be a 

staple of the relationship between the two countries: Now, 

therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) reaffirms its robust commitment to the im3 portance of the United States-Greek strategic part4 nership; 

5 (2) applauds Secretary of State Pompeo and 

6 Greek Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs 

7 Katrougalos for initiating the strategic dialogue; 

8 (3) encourages greater security collaboration 

9 between the two countries in the area of defense; 

10 and 

11 (4) supports an increased focus by the two 

12 countries on energy, economic development, and peo13 ple to people programs. 

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