IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1143 
Commending the Community of Democracies for its achievements since it 
was founded in 2000. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2010 
Mr. QUIGLEY
(for himself, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. 
CARNAHAN, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. 
HONDA, Mr. WALZ, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. BLUNT, and Mr. 
CONAWAY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Commending the Community of Democracies for its 
achievements since it was founded in 2000. 
Whereas the Community of Democracies is a global intergov-
ernmental organization of democratic countries which 
aims to promote democracy and strengthen democratic 
norms and institutions around the world; 
Whereas the Community of Democracies was founded in 
June 2000 at a ministerial conference in Warsaw, Po-
land; 
Whereas the Warsaw Conference was convened upon the ini-
tiative of then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and 
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then-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Bronislaw 
Geremek; 
Whereas delegations from 106 countries signed the final dec-
laration of the Warsaw Conference on June 27, 2000, en-
dorsing an agreed list of core democratic principles and 
practices, and committing themselves to the promotion of 
those principles and practices; 
Whereas since the Warsaw Conference, there have been four 
subsequent ministerial conferences of the Community of 
Democracies in Seoul, Korea, in November 2002, 
Santiago, Chile, in April 2005, Bamako, Mali, in Novem-
ber 2007, and Lisbon, Portugal, in July 2009; 
Whereas since its founding the Community of Democracies 
has been guided by a Convening Group, today consisting 
of Cape Verde, Chile, Czech Republic, El Salvador, India, 
Italy, Lithuania, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Phil-
ippines, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, South Korea, 
and the United States; 
Whereas in June 2009, Lithuania assumed the Presidency of 
the Community of Democracies for a two-year term; 
Whereas upon the initiative of the Government of Poland, the 
Community of Democracies established a Permanent Sec-
retariat in Warsaw in January 2009, with the goal of 
strengthening the institution and enabling it to more ef-
fectively fulfill its mission of promoting democracy world-
wide; 
Whereas the Permanent Secretariat in Warsaw has estab-
lished itself as a vibrant institution of the Community of 
Democracies, with an active agenda and effective oper-
ation; 
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Whereas under the leadership of the Convening Group, the 
Lithuanian Presidency, the Permanent Secretariat, and 
the International Steering Committee, the Community of 
Democracies has mounted recent efforts to promote de-
mocracy in such countries as Iran, Burma, and Afghani-
stan, and passed resolutions, issued position statements, 
and committed itself further to missions assisting demo-
cratic advancement in those countries and societies which 
desire it; and 
Whereas on the 10th anniversary of the Warsaw Conference, 
the Community of Democracies will convene in Krakow, 
Poland, to re-launch the Community and adopt a work 
program to advance democracy worldwide: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends the Community of Democracies 
for its achievements since it was founded in 2000; 
(2) applauds the recent establishment of the 
Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democ-
racies and expresses its appreciation to the Govern-
ment of Poland for the support it has extended to 
the Permanent Secretariat and for hosting it in 
Warsaw; 
(3) welcomes the initiative of the Lithuanian 
Presidency supported by the Convening Group and 
the Permanent Secretariat to re-establish the Work-
ing Groups within the Community of Democracies 
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