,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aa1
 #bjag ,mr4 ,johnson 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,murphy7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,celebrating and          
reaffirming the strategic partnership   
between the ,united ,states and ,romania
 on the twentieth anniversary of its    
inception4  ,whereas1 in #aiig1 the     
,governments of the ,united ,states and 
,romania embarked upon a strategic      
partnership rooted in our mutual embrace
 of popular sovereignty1 individual     
rights1 free markets1 and the rule of   
law1 and our commitment to transatlantic
 security and prosperity2 ,whereas the  
,government of ,romania has striven to  
advance security and democratic         
principles in ,southeast ,europe1 and   
has participated actively in building a 
,europe whole1 free1 and at peace2      
,whereas the strategic partnership      

between the ,united ,states and ,romania
 has helped forge durable economic and  
cultural bonds between our two          
countries2 ,whereas the ,government of  
,romania recently announced that it will
 raise defense spending to two percent  
of its gross domestic product 7,,gdp7 in
 #bjag in order to meet the minimum     
level of defense expenditures pledged at
 the #bjad ,,nato ,wales ,summit2       
,whereas ,,nato's first ,aegis ,ashore  
missile defense installation became     
operational on ,may #ab1 #bjaf1 at      
,deveselu ,base in ,romania1            
representing a significant increase in  
,,nato's capacity to defend against     
ballistic missile threats outside the   
,euro-,atlantic zone2 ,whereas the      
,romanian ,armed ,forces have supported 
,,nato and ,united ,states operations in
 ,iraq1 ,afghanistan1 and other theatres
 for over a decade1 contributing more   
than #cj1jjj total combat and support   
personnel to those missions2 ,whereas   
,romania maintains the fifth largest    

contingent in ,,nato's ,resolute        
,support ,mission in ,afghanistan1 with 
over #fjj troops helping to train1      
advise1 and assist the ,afghan ,national
 ,defense and ,security ,forces         
7,,andsf7 and ,afghan security          
institutions2 ,whereas ,romania is a    
member of the ,global ,coalition to     
,defeat ,,isis and has deployed military
 trainers to ,iraq to train ,iraqi      
,security ,forces and provided          
humanitarian assistance to the people of
 ,iraq and ,syria2 ,whereas the people  
and ,governments of the ,united ,states 
and ,romania share a common interest in 
deepening our economic relationship     
through increased bilateral trade and   
investment and projecting economic      
stability and prosperity across         
,southeast ,europe2 ,whereas1 in        
,october #bjag1 ,romania will host the  
tenth annual ,united ,states ,commercial
 ,service ,trade ,winds ,forum and      
,trade ,mission1 helping ,united ,states
 companies explore new opportunities in 

,romania and across ,southeast ,europe2 
,whereas the ,governments of the ,united
 ,states and ,romania are working       
closely together to develop an ambitious
 bilateral economic1 trade1 and         
investment agenda1 including through a  
record attendance this year by ,romanian
 companies to the ,united ,states       
,select,u,s,a ,summit2 ,whereas the     
talent1 energy1 and creativity of the   
,romanian people have nurtured a vibrant
 society1 embracing innovation and      
entrepreneurship1 and inspiring new     
generations of young ,romanian leaders  
in business1 technology and advanced    
sciences2 ,whereas the ,government of   
,romania is setting a positive example  
through its continued efforts to defend 
the rule of law1 to strengthen judicial 
independence1 and to fight against      
corruption1 notably through the work of 
,romania's ,national ,anticorruption    
,directorate 7,,dna72 ,whereas the rich 
heritage of many generations of         
,romanian-,americans have made indelible

 contributions to ,america's cultural   
tapestry2 and ,whereas #bjah will mark  
the ,centennial ,anniversary of         
,romanian unification1 a milestone to be
 lauded and celebrated3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7        
celebrates #bj years of close1 strategic
 partnership between the ,united ,states
 and ,romania and applauds ,romania's   
significant contributions and commitment
 to transatlantic security and          
prosperity2  7#b7 commends the          
,government of ,romania for its         
advancements in democratic governance1  
the rule of law1 and a principled and   
inclusive society which provides        
opportunities for development and       
growth1 and urges continued progress in 
these areas2 and  7#c7 affirms the      
desire of the ,senate to continue       
strengthening the strategic partnership 
between the ,united ,states and ,romania
 and to inspire future generations of   
young leaders to cherish1 preserve1 and 
develop the friendship between our two  

nations4