[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 409 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.Con.Res.409
Agreed to June 22, 2006
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and six
Concurrent Resolution
Whereas on June 9, 1946, His Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej ascended the
throne and this year celebrates his 60th year as King of Thailand;
Whereas His Majesty King Bhumibol is the longest-serving monarch in the
world;
Whereas on May 26, 2006, His Majesty King Bhumibol received the
inaugural special Human Development Lifetime Achievement Award from
the United Nations Development Program for his dedication to social
justice, growth with equity, human security, democratic governance,
and sustainability;
Whereas during the reign of His Majesty King Bhumibol, Thailand has
become a democratically governed constitutional democracy in which
Thai citizens enjoy the right to change their government through
periodic free and fair elections held on the basis of universal
suffrage;
Whereas His Majesty King Bhumibol has enjoyed a special relationship
with the United States, having been born in 1927 in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, where his father, Prince Mahidol of Songkla, was
studying medicine at the Harvard Medical School;
Whereas the United States and Thailand have enjoyed over 170 years of
friendship since the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce in
1833, the first such treaty signed between the United States and any
Asian country;
Whereas the United States and Thailand are treaty allies, and on
December 30, 2003, President George W. Bush designated the Kingdom of
Thailand as a major non-NATO ally; and
Whereas the bonds of friendship and mutual respect are strong between
the United States and Thailand: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That Congress--
(1) commemorates the 60th anniversary of the ascension to the
throne of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand;
(2) offers its sincere congratulations to His Majesty King
Bhumibol and best wishes for continued prosperity to his Majesty
and the Kingdom of Thailand; and
(3) looks forward to continued, enduring ties of friendship
between the Thai and American people.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.