III
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 220
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 29, 2011
Mr. Kerry (for himself, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Reid) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the June 30, 2011, opening of the Tom Lantos Institute in Budapest, Hungary.
Whereas the late Congressman Tom Lantos was a champion of human and minority rights in Europe and around the world;
Whereas Congressman Lantos, the only Holocaust survivor to be elected to the United States Congress, was a leading voice on human rights and founding co-chairman of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, now known as the Tom Lantos Human Rights Caucus;
Whereas Congressman Lantos always remained a proud Hungarian-American and an active promoter of strong cooperation between the country of his birth and the United States;
Whereas Congressman Lantos was a tireless advocate for tolerance and moderation, virtues embodied in the stated mission of the Tom Lantos Institute in Budapest;
Whereas the Tom Lantos Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan, and independent organization supported by the Government of Hungary and dedicated to the goal of promoting human and minority rights in Central and Eastern Europe;
Whereas educational programs on human and minority rights will lay the foundation for a more sustainable and inclusive peace; and
Whereas a strong transatlantic partnership is in the mutual interests of the United States and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe: Now, therefore, be it
That it is the sense of the Senate—
to recognize and applaud the opening of the Tom Lantos Institute;
to acknowledge the Government of Hungary for honoring the legacy of Congressman Lantos through its contributions to the Institute;
to express support for the principles of the Institute, including democracy, pluralism, and human and minority rights;
to express support for the education of present and future generations in Central and Eastern Europe, which will contribute to regional cooperation, historical reconciliation, and tolerance throughout the Euro-Atlantic region; and
to encourage the people and the governments of the United States and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe to continue to deepen and broaden their relations.