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Whereas the Romanian armed forces have supported NATO 
and United States counterterrorism operations in Iraq, 
Afghanistan, and other theaters for almost two decades, 
contributing more than 30,000 total combat and support 
personnel to those missions; 
Whereas Romania has played a critical role in NATO cyber-
security activities, and was the first country to enter into 
a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States 
Government on the secure implementation of 5G tech-
nology; 
Whereas Romania has been a driving force leading to the es-
tablishment of the Three Seas Initiative, and one of the 
first countries to invest in the Three Seas Initiative In-
vestment Fund, which aims at increasing energy inde-
pendence and infrastructure connectivity across Central 
Europe, thereby strengthening the United States and Eu-
ropean security; 
Whereas Romania has been a champion of energy security in 
Europe, supporting the United States Government’s 
Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation (P– 
TEC) initiative as leading partner on civil nuclear en-
ergy; 
Whereas, during the first half of 2019, Romania conducted 
its first Presidency of the Council of the European Union 
and promoted an agenda advancing important United 
States-European Union goals such as energy security, in-
tellectual property, human rights, and regional coopera-
tion across the Balkans and the Black Sea areas; 
Whereas, in 2019, Romanians all across America commemo-
rated 30 years since Romania’s liberation from the 
former communist regime, a powerful reminder of the fall 
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of the Iron Curtain in 1989 and a celebration of the tri-
umphant call of freedom, liberty, and dignity; 
Whereas for over more than a century, successive generations 
of Romanian Americans have contributed economically 
and culturally to American society; 
Whereas the challenges caused by the COVID–19 pandemic 
highlight the need for close cooperation between the 
United States, Romania, and other allies and partners, 
including through assistance with targeted funds and 
medical emergency equipment and the swift and success-
ful return of peoples to their home countries; and 
Whereas, as a sign of solidarity and friendship between the 
Romanian and the American people, Romania has sent 
its first medical and expert support and advisory mission 
to the State of Alabama to assist with local COVID–19 
efforts: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) celebrates the 140th anniversary of diplo-
matic relations between the United States and Ro-
mania; 
(2) supports Romania and the Romanian peo-
ple’s steadfast pursuit of democratic, political, social, 
and economic progress; 
(3) reaffirms the close bonds between the 
United States and Romania based on shared inter-
ests and values; 
(4) reaffirms that the Joint Declaration on 
Strategic Partnership for the 21st Century Between 
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the United States of America and Romania, an-
nounced in 2011, has enhanced the security and 
prosperity of both Romania and the United States; 
and 
(5) supports the continued strengthening of the 
relationship between the United States and Romania 
and the further pursuit of transatlantic unity and 
solidarity. 
Æ 
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