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chusetts, is the only academic research institute in the 
world solely dedicated to the archipelago of Cabo Verde 
and Cabo Verdeans and serves as a bridge between Mas-
sachusetts, the archipelago of Cabo Verde, and the Cabo 
Verdean diaspora; 
Whereas the Republic of Cabo Verde upholds the principles 
of freedom and democracy; 
Whereas, in 2021, New Hampshire and the Republic of Cabo 
Verde established a relationship under the State Partner-
ship Program, administered by the National Guard Bu-
reau, which deepens United States-Cabo Verde relations 
and supports joint learning and exercise exchanges be-
tween United States and Cabo Verdean military per-
sonnel; 
Whereas, in 2019, the traditional Cabo Verdean musical 
genre Morna, popularized by the world-renowned late 
singer and ‘‘Barefoot Diva’’, Cesaria Evora, was in-
scribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cul-
tural Heritage of Humanity of the United Nations Edu-
cational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; 
Whereas, in June 2022, according to the World Food Pro-
gram of the United Nations, almost 10 percent of the 
Republic of Cabo Verde’s population faced acute food in-
security as a result of drought, the COVID–19 pandemic, 
and disruptions in global food and energy markets caused 
by the Russian Federation’s illegal full-scale invasion of 
Ukraine; 
Whereas, in December 2023, the Board of Directors of the 
Millennium Challenge Corporation selected the Republic 
of Cabo Verde as eligible to develop a regional compact 
for the purpose of regional economic integration; 
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Whereas the selection was made in recognition of the Repub-
lic of Cabo Verde’s clear commitment to democratic gov-
ernance, high marks on the country’s Millennium Chal-
lenge Corporation scorecard, successful prior partnerships 
with the Millennium Challenge Corporation, lingering de-
velopment and poverty reduction needs, and the potential 
opportunities to strengthen regional economic integration; 
Whereas the Republic of Cabo Verde’s initial $110,000,000 
compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation, ini-
tiated in 2005 and closed in 2010, supported the con-
struction of several new roads and bridges and helped ex-
pand and modernize the Port of Praia, which boosted its 
competitiveness by decreasing cargo processing times and 
shipping costs; 
Whereas 
the 
Republic 
of 
Cabo 
Verde’s 
subsequent 
$66,000,000 compact with the Millennium Challenge 
Corporation, initiated in 2012 and closed in 2017, im-
proved access to clean water and sanitation, strengthened 
land rights, and facilitated ambitious policy and institu-
tional reforms to improve the country’s overall investment 
climate; 
Whereas, in December 2023, the Prime Minister of the Re-
public of Cabo Verde, Jose Ulisses Correia e Silva, met 
with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to 
emphasize Cabo Verde’s support for the territorial integ-
rity of Ukraine dating back to the illegal annexation of 
Crimea by Russia in 2014; 
Whereas, on January 22, 2024, Secretary of State Antony 
Blinken traveled to the Republic of Cabo Verde to high-
light how the United States has accelerated the United 
States-Africa partnership since the United States-Africa 
Leaders Summit held in December 2022; 
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Whereas members of the Cabo Verdean-American community 
have served in United States conflicts, from the Revolu-
tionary War to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; 
Whereas, in March 2024, the New Hampshire National 
Guard and the Cabo Verdean Armed Forces held the 
GRANITE FALCO Combined Exercise, the first major 
United States-Cabo Verde combined exercise under the 
bilateral State Partnership Program; 
Whereas, in June 2024, Prime Minister Jose Ulisses Correia 
e Silva attended Ukraine’s Peace Summit in Switzerland 
and met with President Zelenskyy and the President of 
the Swiss Confederation, Viola Patricia Amherd; 
Whereas the Republic of Cabo Verde has a close relationship 
with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to address 
common challenges, such as small arms proliferation, 
maritime security, and terrorism; 
Whereas the Republic of Cabo Verde remains an integral 
member of the Economic Community of West African 
States, the African Union, the Community of Portuguese 
Language Countries, and numerous other international 
organizations; and 
Whereas July 5, 2025, will mark the 50th anniversary of the 
independence of the Republic of Cabo Verde and will be 
celebrated by diaspora communities across the United 
States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) extends sincere congratulations and best 
wishes to the people of the Republic of Cabo Verde 
with regard to their commemoration and celebration 
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of a half century of the independence of the archi-
pelago of Cabo Verde; 
(2) expresses support for the principles of free-
dom, democracy, and good governance, to which the 
people and Government of the Republic of Cabo 
Verde are committed; 
(3) commends the Cabo Verdean-American 
community for its contributions to the United States 
and service as a bridge between the two countries, 
both before and following independence, based on 
shared bilateral history, diasporic ties, and common 
values; 
(4) notes the important role that the Republic 
of Cabo Verde has played in African and broader 
transatlantic affairs since gaining independence on 
July 5, 1975; and 
(5) commends the Republic of Cabo Verde’s 
support for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and 
people of Ukraine, and its condemnation of the inva-
sion of Ukraine by Russia. 
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