,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ajaa  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,june #ah1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina   
7for himself and ,mr4 ,meeks7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,celebrating    
#adj years of diplomatic relations      
between the ,united ,states and         
,romania4  ,whereas the ,united ,states 
marks the significance of #adj years of 
diplomatic relations with ,romania and  
congratulates ,romania on its           
achievements as a stable and vibrant    
democracy and its commitment to being a 
responsible member of the international 
community2 ,whereas the ,united ,states 
regards ,romania as a critical ,north   
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7
 ally in ,central and ,southeast        
,europe2 ,whereas the ,united ,states   
supports ,romania's significant         
contribution to ,,nato's collective     
defense1 including its decision to host 

the ,aegis ,ashore missile defense site 
in ,deveselu and meeting the ,,nato     
target of spending #b percent of ,,gdp  
on defense2 ,whereas the ,romanian armed
 forces have supported ,,nato and       
,united ,states counterterrorism        
operations in ,iraq1 ,afghanistan1 and  
other theaters for almost two decades1  
contributing more than #cj1jjj total    
combat and support personnel to those   
missions2 ,whereas ,romania has played a
 critical role in ,,nato cybersecurity  
activities1 and was the first country to
 enter into a ,memorandum of            
,understanding with the ,united ,states 
,government on the secure implementation
 of #e;,g technology2 ,whereas ,romania 
has been a driving force leading to the 
establishment of the ,three ,seas       
,initiative1 and one of the first       
countries to invest in the ,three ,seas 
,initiative ,investment ,fund1 which    
aims at increasing energy independence  
and infrastructure connectivity across  
,central ,europe1 thereby strengthening 

the ,united ,states and ,european       
security2 ,whereas ,romania has been a  
champion of energy security in ,europe1 
supporting the ,united ,states          
,government's ,partnership for          
,transatlantic ,energy ,cooperation     
7,p-,,tec7 initiative as leading partner
 on civil nuclear energy2 ,whereas1     
during the first half of #bjai1 ,romania
 conducted its first ,presidency of the 
,council of the ,european ,union and    
promoted an agenda advancing important  
,united ,states-,european ,union goals  
such as energy security1 intellectual   
property1 human rights1 and regional    
cooperation across the ,balkans and the 
,black ,sea areas2 ,whereas1 in #bjai1  
,romanians all across ,america          
commemorated #cj years since ,romania's 
liberation from the former communist    
regime1 a powerful reminder of the fall 
of the ,iron ,curtain in #aihi and a    
celebration of the triumphant call of   
freedom1 liberty1 and dignity2 ,whereas 
for over more than a century1 successive

 generations of ,romanian ,americans    
have contributed economically and       
culturally to ,american society2        
,whereas the challenges caused by the   
,,covid-#ai pandemic highlight the need 
for close cooperation between the       
,united ,states1 ,romania1 and other    
allies and partners1 including through  
assistance with targeted funds and      
medical emergency equipment and the     
swift and successful return of peoples  
to their home countries2 and ,whereas1  
as a sign of solidarity and friendship  
between the ,romanian and the ,american 
people1 ,romania has sent its first     
medical and expert support and advisory 
mission to the ,state of ,alabama to    
assist with local ,,covid-#ai efforts3  
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives-- 7#a7 celebrates   
the #adjth anniversary of diplomatic    
relations between the ,united ,states   
and ,romania2  7#b7 supports ,romania   
and the ,romanian people's steadfast    
pursuit of democratic1 political1       

social1 and economic progress2  7#c7    
reaffirms the close bonds between the   
,united ,states and ,romania based on   
shared interests and values2  7#d7      
reaffirms that the ,joint ,declaration  
on ,strategic ,partnership for the #bast
 ,century ,between the ,united ,states  
of ,america and ,romania1 announced in  
#bjaa1 has enhanced the security and    
prosperity of both ,romania and the     
,united ,states2 and  7#e7 supports the 
continued strengthening of the          
relationship between the ,united ,states
 and ,romania and the further pursuit of
 transatlantic unity and solidarity4