IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1345 
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations 
between the United States and Ireland. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2024 
Mr. NEAL (for himself, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. 
KEATING, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SMITH 
of New Jersey, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. MULLIN, Mrs. DIN-
GELL, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. COSTA, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
SCANLON, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. AMO, Mr. 
SUOZZI, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 
LEE of California, Mr. WALTZ, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. LARSON 
of Connecticut, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. MAGAZINER, Mr. KEN-
NEDY, and Mrs. TRAHAN) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the establishment of 
diplomatic relations between the United States and Ireland. 
Whereas, a century ago, on October 7, 1924, Timothy 
Smiddy presented his credentials to President Calvin 
Coolidge, becoming Ireland’s first Minister Pleni-
potentiary to any country in the world; 
Whereas, following the Irish people’s arduous journey to se-
curing their independence, the United States was one of 
the first countries to recognize the fledgling Irish state 
earlier that year; 
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•HRES 1345 IH 
Whereas it is estimated that over 6,000,000 Irish people have 
emigrated to the United States since 1820, creating a re-
markable and inseparable cultural link between the 2 
countries; 
Whereas the great friendship and bonds of kinship between 
the peoples of the United States and the island of Ire-
land, reflected in the centenary of diplomatic relations, 
underpinned the contribution of the United States to 
peace in Northern Ireland, specifically the achievement of 
the 1998 Good Friday Agreement; 
Whereas the Congressional Friends of Ireland, founded in 
1981, remains a critical voice for peace on the island of 
Ireland, and bipartisan support in Congress has contin-
ued to deliver progress toward peace and reconciliation; 
Whereas the establishment of diplomatic relations has allowed 
the United States-Ireland economic relationship to flour-
ish, with bilateral trade and investment totaling 
$1,000,000,000,000 annually and with Ireland now the 
ninth-largest source of foreign direct investment in the 
United States; 
Whereas the cultural and educational links between our peo-
ples have grown over time and deeply enriched that rela-
tionship; 
Whereas over 30,000,000 Americans, nearly 10 percent of 
the population, claim Irish heritage; and 
Whereas the United States and Ireland will continue to 
strengthen their diplomatic relationship and promote 
their shared values of freedom, democracy, and rules- 
based international order: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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•HRES 1345 IH 
(1) recognizes the 100th anniversary of the es-
tablishment of diplomatic relations between the 
United States and Ireland; 
(2) reaffirms its support for peace and rec-
onciliation on the island of Ireland; 
(3) supports the continued strengthening of re-
lations between the United States and Ireland, in-
cluding the mutually beneficial economic relation-
ship; and 
(4) recognizes the enduring people-to-people ties 
between the United States and Ireland, and supports 
efforts to sustain these into the future. 
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