,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #i  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #aj1  
#bjag,mr4 ,hatch 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,roberts1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4        
,cotton1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,flake1  
and ,mr4 ,gardner7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations  ,,resolution  ,honoring in  
praise and remembrance the extraordinary
 life1 steady leadership1 and           
remarkable1 #gj-year reign of ,king     
,bhumibol ,adulyadej of ,thailand4      
,whereas ,his ,majesty ,king ,bhumibol  
,adulyadej enjoyed a special            
relationship with the ,united ,states1  
having been born in ,cambridge1         
,massachusetts1 in #aibg while his      
father was completing his medical       
studies at ,harvard ,university2        
,whereas ,king ,bhumibol ,adulyadej     
ascended to the throne on ,june #i1     
#aidf1 and celebrated his #gjth year as 
,king of ,thailand in #bjaf2 ,whereas1  

at the time of his death1 ,king         
,bhumibol ,adulyadej was the            
longest-serving head of state in the    
world and the longest-reigning monarch  
in the history of ,thailand2 ,whereas   
,his ,majesty dedicated his life to the 
well-being of the ,thai people and the  
sustainable development of ,thailand2   
,whereas ,his ,majesty led by example   
and virtue with the interest of the     
people at heart1 earning ,his ,majesty  
the deep reverence of the ,thai people  
and the respect of people around the    
world2 ,whereas ,his ,majesty reached   
out to the poorest and most vulnerable  
people of ,thailand1 regardless of their
 status1 ethnicity1 or religion1        
listened to their problems1 and         
empowered them to take their lives into 
their own hands2 ,whereas1 in #bjjf1    
,his ,majesty received the first ,united
 ,nations ,human ,development ,award1   
recognizing him as the ,development     
,king for the extraordinary contribution
 of ,his ,majesty to human development2 

,whereas ,his ,majesty was recognized   
internationally in the areas of         
intellectual property1 innovation1 and  
creativity1 and in #bjji1 the ,world    
,intellectual ,property ,organization   
presented ,his ,majesty with the ,global
 ,leadership ,award2 ,whereas ,his      
,majesty was an anchor of peace and     
stability for ,thailand during the      
turbulent decades of the ,cold ,war2    
,whereas ,his ,majesty was always a     
trusted friend of the ,united ,states in
 advancing a strong and enduring        
alliance and partnership between the    
,united ,states and ,thailand2 ,whereas 
,his ,majesty addressed a joint session 
of ,congress on ,june #bi1 #aifj1 during
 which ,his ,majesty reaffirmed the     
strong friendship and goodwill between  
the ,united ,states and ,thailand2      
,whereas the ,united ,states and        
,thailand remain strong security allies1
 as memorialized in the ,southeast ,asia
 ,collective ,defense ,treaty 7commonly 
known as the ,manila ,pact of #aied7 and

 later expanded under the ,thanat-,rusk 
,communique of #aifb2 ,whereas1 for     
decades1 ,thailand has hosted the annual
 ,cobra ,gold military exercises1 the   
largest multilateral exercises in ,asia1
 to improve regional defense            
cooperation2 ,whereas ,thailand has     
allowed the ,armed ,forces of the       
,united ,states to use the ,utapao ,air 
,base to coordinate international       
humanitarian relief efforts2 ,whereas   
,president ,george ,w4 ,bush designated 
,thailand as a major non-,,nato ally on 
,december #cj1 #bjjc2 ,whereas close    
cooperation and mutual sacrifices in the
 face of common threats have bound the  
,united ,states and ,thailand together  
and established a firm foundation for   
the advancement of a mutually beneficial
 relationship2 and ,whereas1 on ,october
 #ac1 #bjaf1 at the age of #hh1 ,his    
,majesty ,king ,bhumibol ,adulyadej     
passed away1 leaving behind a lasting   
legacy for ,thailand3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 honors  

the extraordinary life1 steady          
leadership1 and remarkable1 #gj-year    
reign of ,his ,majesty ,king ,bhumibol  
,adulyadej of ,thailand2  7#b7 extends  
our deepest sympathies to the members of
 the ,royal ,family and to the people of
 ,thailand in their bereavement2  7#c7  
celebrates the alliance and friendship  
between ,thailand and the ,united       
,states that reflects common interests1 
a #ahc-year diplomatic history1 and a   
multifaceted partnership that has       
contributed to peace1 stability1 and    
prosperity in the ,asia-,pacific region2
  7#d7 congratulates ,his ,majesty ,king
 ,maha ,vajiralongkorn on his accession 
to the throne2 and  7#e7 building on the
 strong foundation of alliance nurtured 
during the reign of the father of ,his  
,majesty ,king ,maha ,vajiralongkorn1   
looks forward to deepening the bonds of 
friendship between ,thailand and the    
,united ,states4