IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1680 
Recognizing the 15th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Mr. TURNER (for himself and Mr. DELAHUNT) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 15th anniversary of the Dayton Peace 
Accords. 
Whereas, on December 14, 1995, the General Framework 
Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, known 
as the Dayton Peace Accords, ended a conflict that 
threatened to destabilize Europe and resulted in the 
death of approximately 250,000 people, and the displace-
ment of more than 2,000,000 men, women, and children; 
Whereas negotiations began on November 1, 1995, at 
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, and 
concluded there on November 21, 1995, when the leaders 
of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia all 
agreed to a breakthrough peace settlement that sought to 
halt conflicts that began in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 
April 1992; 
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Whereas previous attempts to negotiate peace in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina had been unsuccessful; 
Whereas the negotiations were initiated under intense pres-
sure by many of the world powers, particularly the 
United States and Russia, prompting the leaders of the 
three sides to attend the negotiations in Dayton, Ohio; 
Whereas the United States negotiating team led by Ambas-
sador Richard Holbrooke guided peace negotiations en-
dorsed by members of the European Union (EU) and 
Russian Federation; 
Whereas 21 days of intense negotiations occurring at the 
Hope Hotel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base brought 
hope and an opportunity for peace; 
Whereas the negotiations succeeded, against all predictions, 
due to the visionary leadership, the determination of all 
involved, the desire for peaceful resolution of the conflict, 
and the extensive community support; 
Whereas Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was chosen as the 
site of the negotiations due to its diversity and security, 
which offered an environment where the warring parties 
could focus on negotiating peace out of the spotlight of 
the media and away from distracting geopolitical pres-
sures; 
Whereas the Dayton community unexpectedly became part of 
the process as its people became proud to be part of his-
tory, holding candlelight vigils, placing ‘‘candles of peace’’ 
in their front windows, congratulating and praying for 
the negotiators, forming a human peace chain around 
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and continuing to 
study peace and human rights based on the community’s 
experiences hosting these historic negotiations; 
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Whereas the negotiators highlighted Ohio’s ethnic diversity to 
show the warring parties that people from disparate eth-
nic histories could live everyday life in peace; 
Whereas the Dayton Peace Accords provided a framework 
and common agreement to the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization (NATO) implementation and stabilization 
force missions which provided security for the citizens of 
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia; 
Whereas the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, established in 
2006, remains the only literary peace prize awarded in 
the United States, and continues the legacy of the 1995 
Dayton Peace Accords by honoring authors who write 
about peace and whose work provides enduring literary 
value; 
Whereas the Dayton International Peace Museum in down-
town Dayton, a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization, is 
one of the few community-based institutions with a focus 
on peace in the United States, and the Museum honors 
Dayton’s history as the host of the 1995 Dayton Peace 
Accords, offering nonpartisan educational programs and 
exhibits featuring themes of nonviolent conflict resolu-
tion, social justice issues, international relations, and 
peace; 
Whereas the Dayton, Ohio, community supported the peace 
negotiations and worked to create a strong, lasting rela-
tionship with Bosnia and Herzegovina by hosting numer-
ous visiting delegations, creating a sister city relationship 
with Sarajevo, and hosting an international anniversary 
commemoration; 
Whereas Bosnia and Herzegovina has received a conditional 
Membership Action Plan to join NATO pending contin-
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ued progress on reforms, and will deploy personnel with 
the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in 
the coming months; 
Whereas Croatia is progressing on the path to join the EU, 
became a NATO member in 2009, and has deployed 
troops around the world, including in Afghanistan, fight-
ing alongside the United States Armed Forces to bring 
peace, stability, and prosperity to others; 
Whereas the Montenegrin Parliament declared independence 
from Serbia on June 3, 2006, and thus created a multi- 
ethnic country with a viable economy, professional mili-
tary, and democratic institutions; 
Whereas Serbia has recently cleared a major obstacle to EU 
integration by committing to negotiate with Kosovo on 
practical issues involving the two countries, and is mak-
ing strong efforts to arrest the last two war crimes fugi-
tives sought by the International Criminal Tribunal for 
the former Yugoslavia, Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic; 
Whereas the entire State of Ohio has contributed to stability 
and prosperity in the Balkan region by fostering an ex-
emplary relationship between the Ohio National Guard 
and the Serbian Armed Forces; and 
Whereas the Dayton Peace Accords effectively ended the con-
flict, created a multi-ethnic country in the Balkans, and 
addressed topics critical to the future of Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, including regional stabilization, a constitu-
tional framework, the repatriation of refugees, and inter-
nal security: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 
significant progress it has made over the past 15 
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