,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,bilirakis 7for himself and   
,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new     
,york7 submitted the following          
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,reaffirming the robust   
commitment of the ,house of             
,representatives to the importance of   
the ,united ,states-,greek strategic    
partnership4  ,whereas1 on ,december    
#ac1 #bjah1 ,secretary of ,state        
,michael ,pompeo and ,greek ,alternate  
,minister for ,foreign ,affairs         
,georgios ,katrougalos launched a       
strategic dialogue and reaffirmed the   
importance of the ,united ,states-,greek
 relationship2 ,whereas history1        
security1 commerce1 and shared          
democratic values underpin a close      
relationship between the ,united ,states
 and ,greece2 ,whereas the ,united      
,states and ,greece have a dual interest

 in many concerns1 including independent
 energy supply sources and national     
security1 particularly given the        
strategic geographic location of        
,greece2 ,whereas ,greece is playing a  
key stabilizing role in a turbulent     
wider region and is a reliable1         
trustworthy1 predictable1 and stable    
ally and partner of the ,united ,states1
 promoting crucial regional synergies   
and cooperation1 including with respect 
to ,cyprus and ,israel2 ,whereas the    
,united ,states and ,greece encourage   
and support funding for excess armaments
 to bolster ,greek national security2   
,whereas the ,united ,states and ,greece
 cooperate extensively within the ,north
 ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization        
7,,nato71 where ,greece has consistently
 committed an excess of #b percent of   
its ,gross ,domestic ,product to        
defense2 ,whereas ,greece has been an   
ally of the ,united ,states in law      
enforcement and the global war on       
terror1 and has proven its willingness  

and determination to participate in a   
number of crucial ,,nato missions1      
including in ,afghanistan2 ,whereas the 
,united ,states and ,greece express     
strong disapproval of provocative       
statements designed to interfere with   
either country's national security      
interests2 ,whereas the ,united ,states 
and ,greece have a strong commercial    
relationship1 with #b4b billion in trade
 between the two countries in #bjag2    
,whereas the ,united ,states and ,greece
 continue to encourage cross-private    
investments to bolster both economies2  
and ,whereas people to people programs  
between the ,united ,states and ,greece 
have been and will continue to be a     
staple of the relationship between the  
two countries3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 reaffirms its robust commitment to 
the importance of the ,united           
,states-,greek strategic partnership2   
7#b7 applauds ,secretary of ,state      
,pompeo and ,greek ,alternate ,minister 

for ,foreign ,affairs ,katrougalos for  
initiating the strategic dialogue2  7#c7
 encourages greater security            
collaboration between the two countries 
in the area of defense2 and  7#d7       
supports an increased focus by the two  
countries on energy1 economic           
development1 and people to people       
programs4