,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ah1   
#bjac ,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7 
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,april #i1 #bjac   
,committee discharged2 considered and   
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,expressing the
 sense of ,congress relating to the     
commemoration of the #ahjth anniversary 
of diplomatic relations between the     
,united ,states and the ,kingdom of     
,thailand4  ,whereas #bjac marks the    
#ahjth anniversary of the ,march #bj1   
#ahcc1 signing of the ,treaty of ,amity 
and ,commerce between the ,united       
,states and the ,kingdom of ,thailand   
7formerly known as ,siam71 which        
initiated diplomatic relations between  
the two countries during the            
administration of ,president ,andrew    
,jackson and the reign of ,king ,rama   
,,iii2 ,whereas ,thailand was the first 

treaty ally of the ,united ,states in   
the ,asia-,pacific region and remains a 
steadfast friend of the ,united ,states 
with shared values of democracy1 rule of
 law1 universal human rights1 human     
security1 open societies1 and a free    
market2 ,whereas in ,december #bjjc1 the
 ,united ,states designated ,thailand as
 a major ally outside the ,north        
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 which  
improved the security of both countries1
 particularly by facilitating joint     
counterterrorism efforts2 ,whereas for  
more than #cj years1 ,thailand has been 
the host country of ,cobra ,gold1 the   
,united ,states ,pacific ,command's     
annual multinational military training  
exercise1 which is designed to ensure   
regional peace and promote regional     
security cooperation2 ,whereas ,thailand
 has played a leading role in the       
development of the ,association of      
,southeast ,asian ,nations by helping   
the regional group develop into a more  
cohesive and comprehensive entity that  

ensures regional security and prosperity
 and serves as a valued partner in ,asia
 for the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 on  
,december #e1 #bjab1 the people of      
,thailand celebrated the #heth birthday 
of ,his ,majesty ,king ,bhumibol        
,adulyadej1 the world's longest-serving 
monarch1 who is loved and respected for 
his lifelong dedication to the social   
and economic development of the people  
of ,thailand2 ,whereas1 on ,july #c1    
#bjaa1 the ,royal ,thai ,government held
 nationwide parliamentary elections1 the
 results of which affirmed ,thailand's  
commitment to the democratic process2   
,whereas approximately #ejj1jjj people  
of ,thai descent live in the ,united    
,states1 joining in the pursuit of the  
,american ,dream2 ,whereas ,thailand is 
a valued trading partner of the ,united 
,states1 with bilateral trade totaling  
approximately #dj1jjj1jjj1jjj per year2 
and ,whereas the bonds of friendship and
 mutual respect between the ,united     
,states and ,thailand are strong3 ,now1 

therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 commemorates the #ahjth anniversary
 of diplomatic relations between the    
,united ,states and the ,kingdom of     
,thailand2  7#b7 offers sincere         
congratulations to the ,kingdom of      
,thailand and the people of ,thailand   
for their affirmation of the value of   
democracy2  7#c7 commemorates the #heth 
birthday of ,his ,majesty ,king         
,bhumibol ,adulyadej of ,thailand and   
offers sincere congratulations and best 
wishes for the continued prosperity of  
the ,kingdom of ,thailand2 and  7#d7    
looks forward to continued1 enduring    
ties of friendship between the peoples  
of ,thailand and the ,united ,states4