IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 947 
Congratulating Lee Myung-Bak on his election to the Presidency of the 
Republic of Korea and wishing him well during his time of transition 
and his inauguration on February 25, 2008. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2008 
Mr. 
ROYCE
(for 
himself, 
Mr. 
LANTOS, 
Ms. 
ROS-LEHTINEN, 
Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. WATSON, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. BUR-
TON of Indiana, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. ACKER-
MAN, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. 
MEEKS of New York, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. HONDA, Mr. MCCOTTER, and Mr. 
MORAN of Virginia) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating Lee Myung-Bak on his election to the Presi-
dency of the Republic of Korea and wishing him well 
during his time of transition and his inauguration on 
February 25, 2008. 
Whereas the United States and the Republic of Korea share 
a longstanding and comprehensive alliance rooted in the 
common principles of freedom and democracy; 
Whereas on June 11, 2007, the House of Representatives 
passed H. Res. 295 recognizing ‘‘the strong alliance be-
tween the Republic of Korea and the United States and 
expresses appreciation to the Republic of Korea for its 
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contributions to international efforts to combat ter-
rorism’’; 
Whereas on December 19, 2007, the Senate passed S. Res. 
279 recognizing that ‘‘the strength and endurance of the 
alliance between the United States and the Republic of 
Korea should be acknowledged and celebrated’’; 
Whereas, since 2000, the United States House of Representa-
tives and the Republic of Korea National Assembly have 
engaged in an interparliamentary exchange to discuss 
issues central to the U.S.-Republic of Korea relationship; 
Whereas there are deep cultural and personal ties between 
the peoples of the United States and the Republic of 
Korea, as exemplified by the large flow of visitors and ex-
changes each year between the two nations, as well as the 
nearly two million Korean-Americans; 
Whereas Congress recognizes January 13 as Korean-Amer-
ican Day, honoring the contributions of Korean-Ameri-
cans in forging stronger bilateral ties between our two 
countries; 
Whereas the Republic of Korea is the United States seventh 
largest trading partner and the United States is the third 
largest trading partner of the Republic of Korea with 
nearly $80 billion in annual trade volume; 
Whereas the United States and the Republic of Korea are 
working closely together to promote international peace 
and security, economic prosperity, human rights, and the 
rule of law; and 
Whereas Lee Myung-Bak, upon winning the election to be-
come the next President of the Republic of Korea, stated 
that he would seek to further strengthen the relationship 
with the United States: Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives con-
gratulates Lee Myung-Bak on his election to the presi-
dency of the Republic of Korea and wishes him well during 
his time of transition and on his inauguration on February 
25, 2008. 
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