,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ffe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #cj1       
#bjai,mr4 ,keating submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
,,resolution  ,reaffirming the strong   
partnership between the ,kingdom of     
,denmark and the ,united ,states4       
,whereas the ,kingdom of ,denmark and   
the ,united ,states have enjoyed more   
than two centuries of close relations2  
,whereas ,denmark has long been a key   
partner in bilateral and multilateral   
efforts to address global challenges and
 threats2 ,whereas ,denmark was a       
founding member of the ,north ,atlantic 
,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7 in #aidi 
and has continued to support the        
trans-,atlantic security alliance2      
,whereas ,danish forces have            
participated in ,united ,states-led     
military missions in both ,afghanistan  
and ,iraq and the ,united ,states-led   
international coalition against the     

,islamic ,state terrorist organization2 
,whereas ,denmark participates in a wide
 range of ,,nato missions1 including    
,operation ,enhanced ,forward ,presence1
 and contributes to numerous            
peacekeeping operations throughout the  
world2 ,whereas ,denmark has been an    
active and cooperative member in the    
,enhanced ,partnership in ,northern     
,europe 7e-,,pine7 to contribute to a   
free and peaceful vision of ,europe and 
has partnered with the ,united ,states  
and other ,baltic and ,nordic countries 
on security1 health1 and economic       
matters2 ,whereas ,denmark is a fellow  
member of the ,arctic ,council and has  
long supported peaceful cooperation in  
the ,arctic region2 ,whereas the ,united
 ,states is one of ,denmark's largest   
non-,european trade partners1 and the   
,united ,states exports #b1bjj1jjj1jjj  
worth of goods and #e1ejj1jjj1jjj of    
services to ,denmark2 and ,whereas the  
,danish ,government reports that ,danish
 investments support over #ge1jjj       

,united ,states jobs3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
significance of our enduring political1 
economic1 and security partnership with 
the ,kingdom of ,denmark2  7#b7         
recognizes the important role ,denmark  
plays in the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty   
,organization1 the ,arctic ,council1 and
 other intergovernmental organizations  
and missions to promote global peace1   
security1 and prosperity2  7#c7         
expresses gratitude and appreciation to 
the people of ,denmark and the members  
of the ,danish military for their       
efforts and sacrifices to make our world
 more secure2 and  7#d7 calls for       
continued cooperation and partnership to
 further strengthen the longstanding    
alliance between ,denmark and the       
,united ,states4