H. Con. Res. 337 
Agreed to June 18, 2008 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eight 
Concurrent Resolution 
Whereas Seeds of Peace, founded by the late John Wallach, is 
a program that brings together young people and educators from 
regions of conflict to study and learn about coexistence and con-
flict resolution; 
Whereas these young people study and learn primarily at an inter-
national conflict resolution summer camp operated by Seeds of 
Peace in Otisfield, Maine, and also through its regional programs 
such as the facilitation training course in the Middle East, the 
homestay programs in South Asia, and international regional 
conferences; 
Whereas the first international conflict resolution camp welcomed 
Israeli, Palestinian, Jordanian, and Egyptian youths in the 
summer of 1993, and has since expanded to involve youths from 
other regions of conflict, including from Greece, Turkey and 
divided Cyprus, the Balkans, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan; 
Whereas Seeds of Peace utilizes the summer camp to initiate dia-
logue between the youths of the United States and the youths 
from various conflict regions to dispel hatred and create religious 
and cultural understanding; 
Whereas Seeds of Peace regional programs have trained hundreds 
of educators to teach peaceful conflict resolutions techniques in 
their classrooms, positively influencing thousands of students; 
Whereas Seeds of Peace works to dispel fear, mistrust, and preju-
dice, which among others are root causes of violence and conflict, 
and to build a new generation of leaders who are committed 
to achieving peace; 
Whereas Seeds of Peace reveals the human face of those whom 
youth may have been taught to hate, by engaging campers in 
both guided coexistence sessions and ordinary summer camp 
activities such as living together in cabins, sharing meals, 
canoeing, swimming, playing sports, and creative exploration 
through the arts and computers; 
Whereas long-term peace between Arabs and Israelis, Indians and 
Pakistanis, and Afghans and Pakistanis can only be achieved 
with the emergence of a new generation of leaders who will 
choose dialogue, friendship, and openness over violence and 
hatred; 
Whereas Seeds of Peace provides year-round opportunities via 
regional programming and innovative technology to enable former 
participants to build on the relationships forged at camp, so
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that the learning processes begun at camp may continue subse-
quently in the participants’ home countries; 
Whereas youth graduates of the camp, known as Seeds, currently 
number over 4,000, with an additional 567 adult delegation 
leaders also having completed Seeds of Peace training; 
Whereas this graduate network receives continued support from 
Seeds of Peace in promoting professional cooperation; 
Whereas Seeds of Peace is strongly supported by participating 
governments and many world leaders; and 
Whereas continued partial Federal funding for Seeds of Peace dem-
onstrates its recognized importance in promoting peaceful resolu-
tion of conflicts as a primary goal of United States policy: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That Congress— 
(1) reaffirms that youth should be involved in long-term, 
visionary solutions to violent conflicts; 
(2) honors the accomplishments of Seeds of Peace in its 
15 years of promoting understanding, reconciliation, acceptance, 
coexistence, and peace among youth from the Middle East 
and other regions of conflict around the world; and 
(3) views Seeds of Peace as a highly creative and successful 
effort to achieve reconciliation among peoples from areas of 
conflict, which inspires great hope that nations in conflict ulti-
mately can learn to live together in peace, cooperation, and 
security. 
Attest: 
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 
Attest: 
Secretary of the Senate.