,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ae1 #bjae ,mr4 ,nelson 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4 ,kaine7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,welcoming    
,king ,felipe ,,vi and ,queen ,letizia  
of ,spain on their official visit to the
 ,united ,states1 including visits to   
,miami and ,st4 ,augustine1 ,florida4   
,whereas ,king ,felipe ,,vi and ,queen  
,letizia of ,spain are visiting ,st4    
,augustine1 ,florida1 to celebrate the  
#dejth ,commemoration of the city and to
 participate in the annual ,united      
,states-,spain ,council forum2 ,whereas 
,spanish explorer ,ponce de ,len landed 
on the east coast of ,florida in #aeac  
and named the land he discovered ,la    
,florida2 ,whereas ,st4 ,augustine was  
founded by ,spanish admiral ,pedro      
,menndez de ,avils on ,september #h1    
#aefe2 ,whereas ,st4 ,augustine is the  

oldest continuously occupied ,european  
settlement in the ,united ,states2      
,whereas the ,united ,states-,spain     
,council serves an important purpose in 
bringing the ,united ,states and ,spain 
closer through trade1 investment1       
education1 and culture1 as well as by   
fostering military cooperation between  
the #b countries2 ,whereas the ,united  
,states-,spain ,council is holding its  
annual forum in ,st4 ,augustine from    
,september #ah-bj1 #bjae2 ,whereas the  
people and ,governments of the ,united  
,states and ,spain have both benefitted 
from strong economic and cultural ties2 
,whereas ,spain has played a special    
role in the history and culture of ,st4 
,augustine and ,florida2 and ,whereas   
,king ,felipe ,,vi and ,queen ,letizia  
met with ,president ,barack ,obama on   
,september #ae1 #bjae1 for their first  
official visit to the ,white ,house3    
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 welcomes ,king ,felipe   
,,vi and ,queen ,letizia of ,spain      

during their visit to the ,united       
,states2 and  7#b7 expresses its        
appreciation for the efforts of ,king   
,felipe ,,vi and ,queen ,letizia to     
strengthen the bonds between the people 
and ,governments of the ,united ,states 
and ,spain4