IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 486 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the former Yugo-
slav Republic of Macedonia should work within the framework of the 
United Nations process with Greece to achieve longstanding United 
States and United Nations policy goals of finding a mutually acceptable 
composite name, with a geographical qualifier and for all international 
uses for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2009 
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. SPACE, Ms. 
ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. SAR-
BANES, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. LINCOLN 
DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 
SIRES, Ms. TITUS, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. MCMAHON, and Mr. JACKSON 
of Illinois) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia should work 
within the framework of the United Nations process with 
Greece to achieve longstanding United States and United 
Nations policy goals of finding a mutually acceptable 
composite name, with a geographical qualifier and for 
all international uses for the former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia. 
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Whereas, on April 8, 1993, the United Nations General As-
sembly admitted as a member the former Yugoslav Re-
public of Macedonia, under the name the ‘‘former Yugo-
slav Republic of Macedonia’’; 
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 817 
(1993) states that the international dispute over the 
name must be resolved to maintain peaceful relations be-
tween Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Mac-
edonia and regional stability; 
Whereas Greece is a strategic partner and ally of the United 
States in bringing political stability and economic devel-
opment to the Balkan region, having invested over $20 
billion in the countries of the region, thereby creating 
over 200,000 new jobs, and having contributed over $750 
million in development aid for the region; 
Whereas Greece has invested over $1 billion in the former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, thereby creating more 
than 10,000 new jobs and having contributed $110 mil-
lion in development aid; 
Whereas H. Res. 356 of 110th Congress, urged the former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to abstain from hostile 
activities and stop the utilization of materials that violate 
provisions of the United Nations-brokered Interim Agree-
ment between the former Yugoslav Republic of Mac-
edonia and Greece regarding ‘‘hostile activities or propa-
ganda’’; 
Whereas NATO’s Heads of State and Government unani-
mously agreed in Bucharest (April 3, 2008) that ‘‘. . . 
within the framework of the UN, many actors have 
worked hard to resolve the name issue, but the Alliance 
has noted with regret that these talks have not produced 
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a successful outcome. Therefore we agreed that an invita-
tion to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will 
be extended as soon as a mutually acceptable solution to 
the name issue has been reached. We encourage the ne-
gotiations to be resumed without delay and expect them 
to be concluded as soon as possible’’; 
Whereas the Heads of State and Government participating in 
the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Strasbourg/ 
Kehl (April 4, 2009), reiterated their unanimous support 
for the agreement at the Bucharest Summit ‘‘to extend 
an invitation to the former Yugoslav Republic of Mac-
edonia as soon as a mutually acceptable solution to the 
name issue has been reached within the framework of the 
UN, and urge intensified efforts towards that goal.’’; 
Whereas the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has con-
sistently engaged in anti-Greek rhetoric, thus creating 
hostile feeling among its citizens, which violates the prin-
ciple of good neighborly relations; and 
Whereas authorities in the former Yugoslav Republic of Mac-
edonia urged their citizens to boycott Greek investments 
in the country and not to travel to Greece: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) urges the former Yugoslav Republic of Mac-
edonia to work within the framework of the United 
Nations process with Greece to achieve longstanding 
United States and United Nations policy goals by 
finding a mutually acceptable composite name, with 
a geographical qualifier and for all international 
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uses for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; 
and 
(2) urges the former Yugoslav Republic of Mac-
edonia to abstain from hostile activities and stop vio-
lating provisions of the United Nations-brokered In-
terim Agreement between the former Yugoslav Re-
public of Macedonia and Greece regarding ‘‘hostile 
activities or propaganda’’. 
Æ 
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