,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #cgg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#aj1 #bjad ,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,barrasso1 and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7     
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,,resolution       
,recognizing the #aicrd anniversary of  
the independence of ,greece and         
celebrating democracy in ,greece and the
 ,united ,states4  ,whereas the people  
of ancient ,greece developed the concept
 of democracy1 in which the supreme     
power to govern was vested in the       
people2 ,whereas the founding fathers of
 the ,united ,states1 many of whom read 
,greek political philosophy in the      
original ,greek language1 drew heavily  
on the political experience and         
philosophy of ancient ,greece in forming
 the representative democracy of the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas ,petros       
,mavromichalis1 the former ,commander in
 ,chief of ,greece and a founder of the 

modern ,greek state1 said to the        
citizens of the ,united ,states in      
#ahba1 ,it is in your land that liberty 
has fixed her abode and ''' in imitating
 you1 we shall imitate our ancestors and
 be thought worthy of them if we succeed
 in resembling you42 ,whereas the ,greek
 national anthem1 the ,hymn to ,liberty1
 includes the words1 most heartily was  
gladdened ,george ,washington's brave   
land2 ,whereas the people of the ,united
 ,states generously offered humanitarian
 assistance to the people of ,greece    
during their struggle for independence2 
,whereas ,greece1 in one of the most    
consequential ,david vs4 ,goliath       
victories for freedom and democracy in  
modern times1 refused to surrender to   
the ,axis forces and inflicted a fatal  
wound at a crucial moment in ,world ,war
 ,,ii1 forcing ,adolf ,hitler to change 
his timeline and delaying the attack on 
,russia1 where the ,axis forces met     
defeat2 ,whereas ,winston ,churchill    
said1 if there had not been the virtue  

and courage of the ,greeks1 we do not   
know which the outcome of ,world ,war   
,,ii would have been and no longer will 
we say that ,greeks fight like heroes1  
but that heroes fight like ,greeks2     
,whereas hundreds of thousands of people
 of ,greece were killed in ,greece      
during ,world ,war ,,ii in defense of   
the values of the ,allies2 ,whereas1    
throughout the #bjth century1 ,greece   
was one of a few countries that allied  
with the ,united ,states in every major 
international conflict2 ,whereas ,greece
 is a strategic partner and ally of the 
,united ,states in bringing political   
stability and economic development to   
the volatile ,balkan region1 having     
invested billions of dollars in the     
countries of the region1 thereby helping
 to create tens of thousands of new     
jobs1 and having contributed more than  
#gej1jjj1jjj in development aid for the 
region2 ,whereas the government and     
people of ,greece actively participate  
in peacekeeping and peace-building      

operations conducted by international   
organizations1 including the ,united    
,nations1 the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty  
,organization1 the ,european ,union1 and
 the ,organization for ,security and    
,co-operation in ,europe1 and have more 
recently provided critical support to   
the operation of the ,north ,atlantic   
,treaty ,organization in ,libya2        
,whereas ,greece received worldwide     
praise for its extraordinary handling   
during the #bjjd ,olympic ,games of more
 than #ad1jjj athletes and more than    
#b1jjj1jjj spectators and journalists1 a
 feat the government and people of      
,greece handled efficiently1 securely1  
and with hospitality2 ,whereas ,greece1 
located in a region where ,christianity 
meets ,islam and ,judaism1 maintains    
excellent relations with ,muslim        
countries and ,israel2 ,whereas the     
,government of ,greece has taken        
important steps in recent years to      
further cross-cultural understanding1   
rapprochement1 and cooperation in       

various fields with ,turkey1 and has    
also improved its relations with other  
countries in the region1 including      
,israel1 thus enhancing the stability of
 the wider region2 ,whereas the         
governments and people of ,greece and   
the ,united ,states are at the forefront
 of efforts to advance freedom1         
democracy1 peace1 stability1 and human  
rights2 ,whereas those efforts and      
similar ideals have forged a close bond 
between the people of ,greece and the   
,united ,states2 and ,whereas it is     
proper and desirable for the ,united    
,states to celebrate ,march #be1 #bjad1 
,greek ,independence ,day1 with the     
people of ,greece and to reaffirm the   
democratic principles from which those  
two great countries were founded3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 extends warm congratulations and   
best wishes to the people of ,greece as 
they celebrate the #aicrd anniversary of
 the independence of ,greece2  7#b7     
expresses support for the principles of 

democratic governance to which the      
people of ,greece are committed2 and    
7#c7 notes the important role that      
,greece has played in the wider         
,european region and in the community of
 nations since gaining its independence 
#aic years ago4