,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ica  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ba1 #bjbj,mr4 
,coh5 7= himself & ,ms4 ,foxx ( ,nor?   
,c>ol9a7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,congratulat+ ! 
p ( ! ,republic ( ,turkey & ,turki%     
,am]icans nationwide on ,turki%         
,national ,sov]eignty & ,*ildr5's ,day4 
,:]eas1 e ye> on ,april #bc1 ! p (      
,turkey & ,turki% ,am]icans celebrate   
,turki% ,national ,sov]eignty &         
,*ildr5's ,day1 commemorat+ ! day :5 !  
,turki% ,gr& ,national ,assembly 0      
f\nd$2 ,:]eas1 on ,april #bc1 #aibj1 !  
,turki% ,gr& ,national ,assembly 0      
=mally e/abli%$1 & ,mu/afa ,kemal       
,ataturk1 ! vision>y lead] ( mod]n      
,turkey1 became its fir/ ,presid5t & l$ 
! ,turki% national indep5d5ce movem5t2  
,:]eas ! op5+ ( ! ,turki% ,gr& ,national
 ,assembly s]v$1 bo? symbolically &     
functionally1 to ensure t sov]eignty 0  
tak5 f religi\s rule & ! sultan & giv5  

to ! p2 ,:]eas ,anatolia1 home ( !      
,republic ( ,turkey1 has be5 a cradle ( 
civilizations = mill5nia2 ,:]eas ,james 
,madison & ! ,f\nd+ ,fa!rs ( ,am]ica    
took inspiration f ,pat>a1 ,turkey1 !   
city /ate ( ! ,lycian ,conf$]ation1 9   
draft+ ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 ,:]eas ,turkey & ! ,unit$ ,/ates resum$
 diplomatic ties1 sev]$ by ! ,ottoman   
,empire1 9 ,febru>y #aibg1 "u !         
respective lead]%ips ( ,presid5ts       
,mu/afa ,kemal ,ataturk & ,calv9        
,coolidge2 ,:]eas ,ataturk said1 9 an   
int]view ) an ,am]ican j\rnali/ 9 #aibb1
 t the ,am]ican ideal is our ideal4 ,z y
 _h a decl>ation ( indep5d5ce1 we also h
 our national pact4 ,bo? ( ^! docum5ts  
are ( ! same nature2 l y1 we also want$ 
indep5d5ce4 ,turkey & ,am]ica are       
democratic societies4 ''' ,l9coln &     
,wa%+ton bo? work$ = ! advancem5t1      
elevation & prosp]ity ( ,am]ica4 '''    
,?is high s]vice is ! s]vice :i* a p]son
 assumes )\t ?9k+ ( himself42 ,:]eas    
,ataturk also said n[ we ,turks alone   

control our own homel&1 we are ! ma/]s (
 our own h\se1 & decl>$ t sov]eignty    
belongs to ! p )\t any conditions or    
re/rictions2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,john ,f4 
,k5n$y said1 ,ataturk1 ) 8 hi/oric      
a*ievem5ts1 0 "o ( ! greate/ lead]s ( ! 
#bj? c5tury4 ,he 0 a t[]+ figure ( human
 ideals4 ,8 extraord9>y lead]%ip & 8    
milit>y g5ius accompli%$ s mu* = 8      
c\ntry2 fir/ 9 battlefields1 & !n 9     
build+ 8 nation1 mat]ially & 9 _s4 ,he  
creat$ a mod]n & sov]eign /ate f ! a%es 
( a defeat$ empire4 ,he 0 a great       
peace-mak]1 an ultimate re=m] & a       
tor*-be>] ( fre$om4 ,he won n only !    
he>t ( 8 nation b ! he>ts ( ! oppress$  
nations z well4 ,we all miss him42      
,:]eas ,turki% ,am]icans are an         
important "p ( ! fabric ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 z ev9c$ by _! contributions to !
 arts1 sci5ce1 academia1 law1 bus9ess1 &
 political life ( ?is c\ntry2 & ,:]eas  
,turki% ,am]icans s]ve z goodwill       
ambassadors promot+ great] und]/&+      
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,turkey1 by    

in=m+ ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ab\t _! ri* 
,turki% cultural h]itage1 & ! importance
 ( ! /rategic p>tn]%ip to advance mutual
 int]e/s betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &       
,turkey3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       
commemoration ( ! f\nd+ ( ! ,turki%     
,p>liam5t1 :i* laid ! f\ndation = !     
future e/abli%m5t ( a democratic secul>1
 ,republic ( ,turkey2  7#b7 reit]ates   
its support = democratic in/itutions1   
,turkey's elect$ repres5tatives1 & !    
legislative & sup]visor functions (     
,turkey's ,p>liam5t2  7#c7 comm5ds !    
productive contributions ( ! ,turki%    
,am]ican community to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &
  7#d7 congratulates ! p ( ,turkey &    
,turki% ,am]icans nationwide on ,turki% 
,national ,sov]eignty & ,*ildr5's ,day4