,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#bj1 #bjaf,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1    
,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4      
,menendez1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,markey1  
,mr4 ,warner1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4       
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 and ,mr4     
,coons7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,honoring the memory and  
legacy of ,anita ,ashok ,datar and      
condemning the terrorist attack in      
,bamako1 ,mali1 on ,november #bj1 #bjae4
  ,whereas1 on ,november #bj1 #bjae1    
terrorists perpetrated a horrific attack
 at the ,radisson ,blu ,hotel in        
,bamako1 ,mali1 killing innocent        
civilians from #g countries1 including  
,mali1 ,russia1 ,china1 ,belgium1       
,israel1 ,senegal1 and the ,united      
,states2 ,whereas ,anita ,ashok ,datar  
was the only citizen of the ,united     
,states killed in the terrorist attack  

on ,november #bj1 #bjae1 in ,bamako1    
,mali2 ,whereas first responders1       
including ,malian forces1 ,united       
,nations staff1 and ,french and ,united 
,states security personnel1 including   
agents of the ,bureau of ,diplomatic    
,security1 bravely and quickly assisted 
with--  7#a7 the evacuation of hostages2
 and  7#b7 the transportation of        
hostages to safe locations2  ,whereas   
,anita ,ashok ,datar-- 7#a7 resided in  
,takoma ,park1 ,maryland2  7#b7 was born
 in ,pittsfield1 ,massachusetts2 and    
7#c7 was raised in ,flanders1 ,new      
,jersey2  ,whereas ,anita ,ashok ,datar 
was an international public health and  
development worker1 public health       
expert1 mother1 daughter1 sister1 and   
friend2 ,whereas ,anita ,ashok ,datar   
served as a volunteer of the ,peace     
,corps in ,senegal from #aiig through   
#aiii2 ,whereas ,anita ,ashok ,datar was
 a graduate of-- 7#a7 ,rutgers1 ,the    
,state ,university of ,new ,jersey2 and 
7#b7 ,columbia ,university's-- 7,a7     

,mailman ,school of ,public ,health2 and
  7,b7 ,school of ,international and    
,public ,affairs2  ,whereas ,anita      
,ashok ,datar helped found a            
not-for-profit organization dedicated to
 connecting low-income women in         
underserved communities to quality      
health services2 ,whereas1 of all of the
 accomplishments of ,anita ,ashok       
,datar1 she was most proud of her son1  
,rohan2 and ,whereas the people of the  
,united ,states stand united with the   
family1 friends1 and colleagues of      
,anita ,ashok ,datar--  7#a7 to support 
the individuals touched by her life or  
affected by her death2 and  7#b7 to pray
 for healing1 understanding1 and peace3 
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 condemns the terrorist   
attack in ,bamako1 ,mali1 on ,november  
#bj1 #bjae2  7#b7 honors the memory of  
,anita ,ashok ,datar1 the citizen of the
 ,united ,states that was killed in the 
terrorist attack on ,november #bj1      
#bjae1 in ,bamako1 ,mali2  7#c7         

recognizes and honors the commitment of 
,anita ,ashok ,datar to advance         
international development and public    
health1 including her work to connect   
low-income women to quality health      
services2  7#d7 extends heartfelt       
condolences and prayers to-- 7,a7 the   
family1 friends1 and colleagues of      
,anita ,ashok ,datar1 particularly her  
son1 ,rohan2 and  7,b7 the individuals  
touched by the life of ,anita ,ashok    
,datar or affected by her death1        
including the dedicated development     
professionals and volunteers that       
continue to selflessly engage in        
critical humanitarian and development   
efforts2 and  7#e7 pledges to continue  
to work to counter violent extremism1   
including through education and health  
care1 in the ,united ,states and abroad4