,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
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,,repres5tatives  ,july #aa1 #bjac ,mr4 
,grimm 7= himself & ,mr4 ,meeks7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,congratulat+ ! 
,/ate ( ,qat> on ! asc5sion ( _! new    
amir1 ,%eik ,tamim b9 ,hamad ,al ,?ani  
on ,june #be1 #bjac1 & recogniz+ !      
special relation%ip betwe5 ! ,unit$     
,/ates & ! ,/ate ( ,qat>4  ,:]eas s9ce !
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,op]ation ,des]t ,/orm1 ,qat> has be5 "o
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates /ronge/ & mo/ valu$  
allies 9 ! ,middle ,ea/2 ,:]eas !       
#ah-ye> reign ( ,%eik ,tamim's fa!r1 ,8 
,highness ,%eik ,hamad b9 ,khalifa ,al  
,?ani m>k$ a pivotal p]iod ( political  
mod]nization & re=m 9 ! small ,gulf     
nation1 & comm5c$ a s]ies ( diplomatic1 
cultural1 & economic engagem5t betwe5   
,qat> & ! ,we/2 ,:]eas ,qat> has be5 a  
/aun* p>tn] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 promot+ 

peace & /ability 9 ! ,arab _w1 & has be5
 a driv+ =ce 9 oppos+ extremism &       
au?orit>ian oppression2 ,:]eas ,al      
,udeid ,air ,base & ,z ,saliyah ,army   
,base s\? ( ,doha h s]v$ z major        
op]ations & bas+ hubs = ,unit$ ,/ates   
,c5tral ,comm& 7,,c5tcom7 /rategic      
c5tral facilities 9 ! ,w> on ,t]ror 9   
,iraq & ,afghani/an2 ,:]eas 9 #bjaa1    
,qat> deploy$ fight] jets & transport   
planes to support ! jo9t ,unit$         
,/ates-,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty          
,organization 7,,nato7 milit>y          
int]v5tion aga9/ ,muamm> ,qaddafi 9     
,libya1 & has also be5 "o ( ! /aun*e/   
advocates 9 pressur+ ! int]national     
community to lib]ate ! ,syrian p f !    
oppressive ,ba%> al-,assad regime2      
,:]eas ,qat> has fo/]$ invaluable1      
int]national academic ex*ange 9 ! arts &
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major ,unit$ ,/ates univ]sities & m$ical
 in/itutions includ+ ,georget[n         
,univ]sity ,s*ool ( ,=eign ,s]vice1     
,cornell ,univ]sity1 ,nor?we/]n         

,univ]sity1 ,virg9ia ,commonweal?       
,univ]sity ,s*ool ( ! ,arts1 ,texas ,a,m
 ,univ]sity1 & ,c>negie ,mellon         
,univ]sity2 ,:]eas ! ,al ,?ani royal    
family has e>ne/ly promot$ good w &     
fri5d%ip betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,qat>1
 & 9 #bjje ,amir ,hamad b9 ,khalifa     
donat$ #ajj1jjj1jjj to help rebuild     
h\s+1 hospitals1 & s*ools 9 ! ,gulf     
region foll[+ ,hurricane ,katr9a2 ,:]eas
 ,8 ,highness ,amir ,tamim b9 ,hamad ,al
 ,?ani's backgr\nd z a ,briti%-educat$  
bus9essman1 deputy head ( ,qat>'s arm$  
=ces1 & memb]%ip on ! ,int]national     
,olympic ,committee p]fectly suit him to
 cont9ue 8 c\ntry's legacy z a positive 
=ce = peace1 /ability1 inve/m5t1 &      
mod]nization 9 ! ,arab _w & beyond2 &   
,:]eas ! #cc-ye>-old amir's resonance ) 
! "y p 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ uniquely qualify
 him to build ^u ! call among ! y\? ( ! 
,arab _w to implem5t ! ,arab ,spr+'s    
promises ( lib]ty & political re=m3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 congratulates ,8

 ,highness ,amir ,tamim b9 ,hamad ,al   
,?ani on 8 asc5sion to ! ?rone2  7#b7   
expresses ?anks & appreciation to !     
dep>t+ amir1 ,%eikh ,hamad b9 ,khalifa  
,al ,?ani2 &  7#c7 recognizes ! cont9u$ 
fri5d%ip betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! p ( 
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