IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 418 
Recognizing and welcoming the delegation of Presidents, Prime Ministers, 
and Foreign Ministers from the Caribbean to Washington, DC, and 
commending the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for holding the Con-
ference on the Caribbean. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2007 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. RANGEL, 
Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. 
PAYNE, Ms. LEE, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. FORTUN˜O, Mr. MACK, Mr. SIRES, 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, 
Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. WATSON, Ms. 
CLARKE, 
Mr. 
GALLEGLY, 
Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE
of 
Texas, 
Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. POE, and Mr. MEEKS of New York) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing and welcoming the delegation of Presidents, 
Prime Ministers, and Foreign Ministers from the Carib-
bean to Washington, DC, and commending the Caribbean 
Community (CARICOM) for holding the Conference on 
the Caribbean. 
Whereas Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Foreign Ministers 
from Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, 
Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, 
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and 
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•HRES 418 IH 
the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad, and Tobago will 
travel to Washington, DC, to attend the Conference on 
the Caribbean and meet with Members of Congress; 
Whereas for the first time in its history, through the coopera-
tion of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the De-
partment of State, and Congress, the Conference on the 
Caribbean is convening June 19, 2007, through June 21, 
2007, in Washington, DC; 
Whereas CARICOM was created through the Treaty of 
Chaguaramas in 1973 at Chaguaramas, Trinidad and 
Tobago; 
Whereas CARICOM was established in order to improve 
labor standards, production, and sustained economic de-
velopment, expand foreign trade and economic relations, 
increase economic leverage and effectiveness of Member 
States in dealing with third-party states, enhance the co-
ordination of Member States’ foreign policies and trade 
relations, and promote the tradition of democracy in the 
region; 
Whereas CARICOM is developing stronger trade, economic 
relations, and overall cooperation with the United States 
Government; 
Whereas the Conference on the Caribbean is a unique dia-
logue between leaders of the United States and Carib-
bean countries to develop regional strategies for economic 
development and better relations with Caribbean coun-
tries; 
Whereas the United States has maintained deep and endur-
ing relations with the peoples of Caribbean countries and 
is linked to the Caribbean not only through geography 
but also through common interests and values; 
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Whereas the United States and Caribbean countries can en-
hance their cooperation in many areas, including mutu-
ally beneficial trade and economic relationships, coun-
tering the transnational scourges of crime, drugs, and 
terrorism, combating the spread of infectious disease, 
protecting the environment and encouraging tourism, 
maintaining fisheries and other maritime resources, ad-
dressing climate change, energy security and renewable 
energy sources, and promoting democracy and good gov-
ernance; and 
Whereas there are increasing numbers of Americans of Carib-
bean heritage making myriad contributions to America’s 
rich cultural fabric and diversity: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the deep and historic ties be-
tween the peoples of the United States and the Car-
ibbean; 
(2) expresses the hope that relations between 
the United States and the Caribbean will continue to 
grow closer in the future; 
(3) 
commends 
the 
Caribbean 
Community 
(CARICOM) for holding the Conference of the Car-
ibbean; and 
(4) recognizes and welcomes the delegation of 
Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Foreign Ministers 
from Caribbean countries to Washington, DC. 
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