,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bc1 
#bjag ,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 and ,mr4 ,lankford7
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,,resolution       
,reaffirming the ,united                
,states-,argentina partnership and      
recognizing ,argentina's economic       
reforms4  ,whereas1 on ,november #bb1   
#bjae1 the citizens of the ,argentine   
,republic elected ,mauricio ,macri as   
their ,president2 ,whereas ,president   
,macri has pledged to promote greater   
national unity1 rebuild the economy1    
combat domestic corruption1 strengthen  
freedom of the press1 defend human      
rights abroad1 attract foreign direct   
investment1 return to international     
credit markets1 and reassert            
,argentina's leadership globally2       
,whereas ,president ,macri has          
emphasized his intention to seek closer 

ties with the ,united ,states and       
restore the bilateral partnership       
previously enjoyed by both countries2   
,whereas the ,argentine ,republic is a  
major non-,,nato ally of the ,united    
,states2 ,whereas ,united               
,states-,argentina relations are        
historically characterized by           
comprehensive commercial ties and strong
 bilateral cooperation on human rights1 
peacekeeping1 science and technology1   
non-proliferation1 and education1 as    
well as on regional and global issues2  
,whereas ,president ,obama traveled to  
,argentina in ,march #bjaf to strengthen
 engagement on issues of bilateral      
interest1 such as trade1 investment1    
energy1 security1 and peacekeeping      
,whereas1 in an appearance with         
,president ,macri at the ,casa ,rosada  
in ,buenos ,aires1 ,president ,obama    
said that our countries share profound  
values in common--respect for human     
rights1 for individual freedoms1 for    
democracy1 for justice1 and for peace2  

,whereas the ,united ,states ,department
 of the ,treasury no longer opposes     
multilateral development banks lending  
to ,argentina because of the ,government
 of ,argentina's progress on key issues 
and positive economic policy trajectory2
 ,whereas ,president ,macri prioritized 
,argentina resolving its #ae-year       
standoff with private creditors stemming
 from the #bjja-bjjb economic crisis2   
,whereas the ,macri ,administration     
lifted controls on trade1 currency1 and 
poultry1 enhanced the quality and       
transparency of government data1 and    
eliminated subsidies on electricity1    
water1 and gas2 ,whereas1 in ,april     
#bjaf1 the ,government of ,argentina    
issued #af1ejj1jjj1jjj in new government
 bonds and paid #i1cjj1jjj1jjj to       
holdout creditors to resolve its default
 settlements1 which facilitated         
,argentina's return to international    
financial markets2 ,whereas ,argentina  
is ,latin ,america's third largest      
economy and the ,international ,monetary

 ,fund1 in ,april #bjaf1 claimed the    
,macri ,administration embarked on an   
ambitious1 much needed transition to    
remove domestic imbalances and          
distortions and correct relative prices2
 ,whereas ,secretary of ,state ,john    
,kerry visited ,argentina in ,august    
#bjaf to launch a ,high-,level ,dialogue
 to develop and sustain cooperation on  
bilateral1 regional1 and global         
challenges1 including democratic        
development and protection of human     
rights in ,latin ,america2 and ,whereas 
,secretary ,kerry1 during his visit1    
stated that the ,united ,states strongly
 supports ,president ,macri's effort to 
deepen ,argentina's integration with the
 global economy and that our governments
 will be supporting policies that are   
aimed at strong1 sustainable1 and       
balanced economic growth3 ,now1         
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 upholds its commitment to the      
partnership between the ,united ,states 
and ,argentina and reaffirms that the   

,argentine ,republic is a major         
non-,,nato ally of the ,united ,states2 
7#b7 encourages the ,department of      
,state to coordinate an interagency     
strategy to increase cooperation with   
the ,government of ,argentina on areas  
of bilateral1 regional1 and global      
concern2  7#c7 commends ,president      
,mauricio ,macri and his ,administration
 for making far-reaching economic       
reforms that will benefit the people of 
,argentina1 stimulate economic growth1  
and deepen ,argentina's integration with
 the global economy2  7#d7 praises the  
,government of ,argentina for resolving 
its dispute with international          
creditors2  7#e7 encourages the         
,government of ,argentina to continue to
 investigate and prosecute those        
responsible for the #aiid bombing of the
 ,argentine-,israeli ,mutual            
,association 7,,amia7 in ,buenos ,aires1
 as well as the ,january #bjae death of 
,,amia special prosecutor ,alberto      
,nisman2 and  7#f7 expresses its desire 

that the growing partnership between the
 ,united ,states and ,argentina will    
result in greater cooperation at        
multilateral institutions1 such as the  
,united ,nations4