IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 54 
Reaffirming the United States-Argentina partnership and recognizing 
Argentina’s economic reforms. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2017 
Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. ENGEL, and Ms. 
ROS-LEHTINEN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Reaffirming the United States-Argentina partnership and 
recognizing Argentina’s economic reforms. 
Whereas, on November 22, 2015, the citizens of the Argen-
tine Republic elected Mauricio Macri as their President; 
Whereas President Macri has pledged to promote greater na-
tional unity, rebuild the economy, combat domestic cor-
ruption, strengthen freedom of the press, defend human 
rights abroad, attract foreign direct investment, return to 
international credit markets, and reassert Argentina’s 
leadership globally; 
Whereas President Macri has emphasized his intention to 
seek closer ties with the United States and restore the bi-
lateral partnership previously enjoyed by both countries; 
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Whereas the Argentine Republic is a major non-NATO ally 
of the United States; 
Whereas United States-Argentina relations are historically 
characterized by comprehensive commercial ties and 
strong bilateral cooperation on human rights, peace-
keeping, science and technology, non-proliferation, and 
education, as well as on regional and global issues; 
Whereas President Barack Obama traveled to Argentina in 
March 2016 to strengthen engagement on trade and in-
vestment, renewable energy, climate change, security, and 
peacekeeping issues; 
Whereas, in an appearance with President Macri at the Casa 
Rosada in Buenos Aires, President Obama said that ‘‘our 
countries share profound values in common—respect for 
human rights, for individual freedoms, for democracy, for 
justice, and for peace’’; 
Whereas the United States Department of the Treasury no 
longer opposes multilateral development banks lending to 
Argentina because of the Government of Argentina’s 
‘‘progress on key issues and positive economic policy tra-
jectory’’; 
Whereas President Macri prioritized Argentina resolving its 
15-year standoff with private creditors stemming from 
the 2001–2002 economic crisis; 
Whereas the Macri Administration lifted controls on trade, 
currency, and poultry, enhanced the quality and trans-
parency of government data, and eliminated subsidies on 
electricity, water, and gas; 
Whereas, in April 2016, the Government of Argentina issued 
$16,500,000,000 in new government bonds and paid 
$9,300,000,000 to holdout creditors to resolve its default 
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settlements, which facilitated Argentina’s return to inter-
national financial markets; 
Whereas Argentina is Latin America’s third largest economy 
and the International Monetary Fund, in April 2016, 
claimed the Macri Administration ‘‘embarked on an am-
bitious, much needed transition to remove domestic im-
balances and distortions and correct relative prices’’; 
Whereas Secretary of State John Kerry visited Argentina in 
August 2016 to launch a High-Level Dialogue to develop 
and sustain cooperation on bilateral, regional, and global 
challenges, including democratic development and protec-
tion of human rights in Latin America; and 
Whereas Secretary Kerry, during his visit, stated that ‘‘the 
United States strongly supports President Macri’s effort 
to deepen Argentina’s integration with the global econ-
omy’’ and that ‘‘our governments will be supporting poli-
cies that are aimed at strong, sustainable, and balanced 
economic growth’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) upholds its commitment to the partnership 
between the United States and Argentina and reaf-
firms that the Argentine Republic is a major non- 
NATO ally of the United States; 
(2) encourages the Department of State to co-
ordinate an interagency strategy to increase coopera-
tion with the Government of Argentina on areas of 
bilateral, regional, and global concern; 
(3) commends President Mauricio Macri and 
his Administration for making far-reaching economic 
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reforms that will benefit the people of Argentina, 
stimulate economic growth, and deepen Argentina’s 
integration with the global economy; 
(4) praises the Government of Argentina for re-
solving its dispute with international creditors; and 
(5) encourages the Government of Argentina to 
continue to investigate and prosecute those respon-
sible for the 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Israeli 
Mutual Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, as well 
as the January 2015 death of AMIA special pros-
ecutor Alberto Nisman. 
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