,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cdh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#d1 #bjag ,mr4 ,inhofe 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,enzi7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,reaffirming the strategic
 partnership between the ,united ,states
 of ,america and the ,federal           
,democratic ,republic of ,ethiopia and  
encouraging inclusive governance in the 
,federal ,democratic ,republic of       
,ethiopia4  ,whereas the first pillar of
 the #bjab ,united ,states ,strategy    
toward ,sub-,saharan ,africa is to      
strengthen democratic institutions2     
,whereas the third pillar of the #bjab  
,united ,states ,strategy toward        
,sub-,saharan ,africa is to advance     
peace and security2 ,whereas ,ethiopia  
is one of the top troop contributing    
countries to the ,united ,nations       
peacekeeping missions1 providing over   
#h1jjj soldiers to ,united ,nations     

missions around the world2 ,whereas     
,ethiopia has contributed over #d1jjj   
troops to the ,african ,union ,mission  
to ,somalia 7,,amisom72 ,whereas the    
,government of ,ethiopia1 in            
collaboration with the ,united ,states  
,government1 trained the ,national ,army
 for ,somalia1 supported the fight      
against ,al-,shabaab militants1 and     
deployed its troops in support of       
regional protection force in ,south     
,sudan2 ,whereas the close cooperation  
and strategic partnership between the   
,united ,states of ,america and the     
,federal ,democratic ,republic of       
,ethiopia has been built on over a      
century of close cooperation and        
support2 ,whereas the ,government of    
,ethiopia continues to play a crucial   
role in ,africa and specifically in     
,east ,africa1 and the partnership in   
counterterrorism activities with the    
,united ,states is vital for regional   
peace and stability2 ,whereas the       
,united ,states has welcomed ,ethiopia's

 participation in the ,global ,coalition
 to ,counter ,,isis2 ,whereas the       
,united ,states held a ,strategic       
,dialogue with ,ethiopia in ,addis      
,ababa on ,july #bg1 #bjae1 during the  
visit by ,president ,barack ,obama to   
strengthen the bilateral relationship2  
,whereas respect for democracy1         
inclusive governance1 human rights1 and 
civil liberties have been core pillars  
of ,united ,states foreign policy2      
,whereas the ,government of ,ethiopia   
expressed its commitment to the         
,promotion and ,protection of ,human    
,rights by taking necessary measures to 
implement the ,national ,human ,rights  
,action ,plan adopted by the ,house of  
,peoples ,representative of the ,,fdre2 
,whereas the ,ethiopian ,human ,rights  
,commission 7,,ehrc7 conducted an       
independent and thorough investigation  
into the deaths and injuries caused     
during the protests in ,ethiopia in     
#bjaf and submitted its report with     
recommendations to the ,house of        

,peoples ,representative of the ,,fdre2 
and ,whereas1 on ,august #i1 #bjag1 the 
,government of ,ethiopia lifted a ,state
 of ,emergency that had been imposed on 
,october #i1 #bjaf1 to bring about peace
 and stability following violent        
protests that resulted in the           
destruction of government and personal  
property and the deaths of civilian and 
security officials3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 reaffirms  
the commitment of the ,united ,states   
,government to support the ,government  
of ,ethiopia--  7,a7 to provide training
 and resources to counter terrorism and 
violent extremism and address security  
concerns in the ,horn of ,africa2  7,b7 
to bolster trade and investment in the  
private sector between the ,united      
,states and ,ethiopia2  7,c7 to continue
 the support to strengthen higher       
education and promote health through the
 exiting mechanisms2  7,d7 to continue  
the humanitarian assistance with the    
,united ,states ,agency for             

,international ,development to the      
people affected by the drought2 and     
7,e7 calls on the ,secretary of ,state  
to engage with the ,government of       
,ethiopia in strengthening the bilateral
 ,working ,group on ,democracy1         
,governance and ,human ,rights1 and     
provide support in the implementation of
 the ,national ,human ,rights ,action   
,plan2  7#b7 condemns the violence that 
resulted in the death of over #ejj      
,ethiopians2  7#c7 calls on the         
,government of ,ethiopia--  7,a7 to hold
 accountable all personnel responsible  
for the death and destruction that took 
place as a result of violent protests in
 the ,oromia and ,amhara regions and    
publicly release information in a       
written report2  7,b7 to respect the    
right to freedom of peaceful assembly   
and guarantee freedom of the press and  
mass media in keeping with ,articles #cj
 and #bi of the ,ethiopian constitution2
 and  7,c7 to engage in open and        
transparent consultations relative to   

its development strategy1 especially    
those strategies that could result in   
people's displacement from land1        
offering those displaced from their land
 the right to seek remedy or redress in 
courts and providing a transparent means
 to access justice for those displaced2 
7#d7 calls on the ,administrator of the 
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development to continue 
to lead efforts to work with the        
,government of ,ethiopia to improved    
democracy and governance2 and  7#e7     
calls on the ,united ,states ,agency for
 ,international ,development to assist  
the ,government and people of ,ethiopia 
in capacity building in all areas4