,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,december #i1       
#bjai,ms4 ,bass 7for herself1 ,mr4      
,smith of ,new ,jersey1 and ,mr4        
,grijalva7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,reaffirming the          
partnership between the ,united ,states 
and the ,african ,union and recognizing 
the importance of diplomatic1 security1 
and trade relations4  ,whereas          
,president ,george ,w4 ,bush formally   
recognized the ,african ,union as an    
international organization in #bjje1 and
 initiated the ,united ,states ,mission 
to the ,african ,union in #bjjf1 making 
the ,united ,states the first           
non-,african country to establish a     
diplomatic mission to the ,african      
,union2 ,whereas ,president ,barack     
,obama was the first sitting ,president 
of the ,united ,states to visit the     
,african ,union headquarters and deliver

 an address to the assembly in ,july    
#bjae2 ,whereas the pillars for the     
partnership between the ,united ,states 
and the ,african ,union ,commission are 
peace and security2 economic growth1    
trade1 and investment2 democracy and    
governance2 and promoting investment    
opportunities and development1 which are
 aligned with the ,african ,union's     
strategic development framework1        
referred to as ,agenda #bjfc2 ,whereas  
the ,united ,states supports the        
,african ,union through assessed        
contributions to the ,united ,nations   
,economic ,commission for ,africa1 the  
,united ,nations ,office to the ,african
 ,union1 and other ,united ,nations     
organs and agencies that provide        
technical support and capacity          
enhancement to the ,african ,union2     
,whereas the ,african ,union            
participates in the ,african ,growth and
 ,opportunity ,act1 which boosts        
economic cooperation and trade with #dj 
sub-,saharan ,african countries and     

whose benefits have been extended to    
#bjbe2 ,whereas during the sixth annual 
,high-,level ,dialogue between the      
,united ,states and the ,african ,union 
,commission in ,november #bjah1 the     
,united ,states affirmed its support to 
the ,african ,continental ,free ,trade  
,area1 acknowledged the progress        
attained on its establishment1 and      
pledged to enhance discussion on how to 
complement and support the agreement2   
,whereas the ,united ,states has        
provided technical assistance to support
 the launch of the ,democracy and       
,electoral ,assistance ,unit1 which     
coordinates the ,african ,union's       
participation in election observation   
and implements the ,african ,union      
,commission's program for the promotion 
of democracy on the continent2 ,whereas 
the ,united ,states has provided        
logistical and financial assistance to  
past and current ,african ,union peace  
support operations in ,somalia1 the     
,central ,african ,republic1 ,mali1     

,sudan1 and in the ,lake ,chad ,basin2  
,whereas the ,united ,states provides   
multiyear technical support to the      
,africa ,centers for ,disease ,control  
and ,prevention1 which emerged from the 
,united ,states decision to provide #aj 
million to the ,african ,union to deploy
 ,african health workers and deliver    
medical equipment to address the        
#bjad-bjaf ,ebola outbreak in ,west     
,africa2 and ,whereas with the          
assistance of the ,united ,states1 the  
,african ,union has positively          
influenced its member states by         
advancing rule of law1 accountable      
governance1 and respect for human       
rights3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   
recognizes the importance of the        
partnership between the ,united ,states 
and the ,african ,union and remains     
committed to advancing this strategic   
partnership in the future2  7#b7        
reaffirms the mutually beneficial ties  
between the ,united ,states and the     

,african ,union1 based on a strong      
desire for regional security1 inclusive 
development1 and stronger trade         
relations2  7#c7 acknowledges that the  
,african ,union recognizes the ,african 
diaspora as the sixth region of the     
continent1 and celebrates the           
contributions of #dg million ,americans 
of ,african descent to the culture and  
society of the ,united ,states2 and     
7#d7 encourages greater collaboration   
with the ,african ,union to achieve the 
goals of socioeconomic transformation of
 the continent over the next #ej years1 
as articulated in ,agenda #bjfc4