,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cgf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#bd1 #bjai,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4    
,duckworth1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,ms4      
,harris1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,ms4  
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 and ,mr4     
,markey7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,emphasizing the          
importance of a career1 nonpartisan     
,foreign ,service of the ,united        
,states4  ,whereas the ,foreign ,service
 of the ,united ,states 7referred to in 
this preamble as the ,foreign ,service71
 established under the ,act of ,may #bd1
 #aibd 7commonly known as the ,rogers   
,act7 7#dc ,stat4 #adj1 chapter #ahb71  
and strengthened by the ,foreign        
,service ,act of #aidf 7#fj ,stat4 #iii1
 chapter #ieg7 and the ,foreign ,service
 ,act of #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #cija et  
seq471 provides indispensable support to

 the ,president1 the ,secretary of      
,state1 and other senior leaders in     
conducting the foreign policy of the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,foreign  
,service consists of members from the   
,department of ,state1 the ,united      
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development1 the ,foreign ,commercial  
,service1 the ,foreign ,agricultural    
,service1 the ,animal and ,plant ,health
 ,inspection ,service1 and the ,united  
,states ,agency for ,global ,media2     
,whereas members of the ,foreign        
,service take an oath to defend the     
,constitution of the ,united ,states and
 to remain above partisan and political 
considerations2 ,whereas members of the 
,foreign ,service are deployed          
worldwide-- 7#a7 to serve the people of 
the ,united ,states2  7#b7 to advance   
the interests and values of the ,united 
,states2 and  7#c7 to project the       
leadership of the ,united ,states       
globally2  ,whereas the work of the     
,foreign ,service is vital to the       

national security1 foreign policy1 and  
commercial interests of the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas members of the        
,foreign ,service often serve in extreme
 hardship and difficult security        
situations2 ,whereas not fewer than #bej
 members of the ,foreign ,service have  
given their lives in service of the     
,united ,states while serving the people
 of the ,united ,states abroad2 ,whereas
 the presence of the ,foreign ,service  
abroad gives the ,united ,states a      
competitive advantage in advancing the  
interests of the ,united ,states2       
,whereas the knowledge and expertise of 
members of the ,foreign ,service are    
invaluable in shaping the foreign policy
 of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1      
through diplomatic engagement1 the      
,foreign ,service promotes partnerships 
that further good governance1 the rule  
of law1 and democratic institutions2 and
 ,whereas the contributions of the      
,foreign ,service are extraordinarily   
valuable to the ,united ,states3 ,now1  

therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 highlights--  7,a7 the nonpartisan 
nature of the ,foreign ,service of the  
,united ,states 7referred to in this    
resolution as the ,foreign ,service72   
and  7,b7 the oath taken by members of  
the ,foreign ,service-- 7i7 to defend   
the ,constitution of the ,united        
,states2  7ii7 to advance the foreign   
policy of the democratically elected    
officials of the ,united ,states2 and   
7iii7 to serve the people of the ,united
 ,states2  7#b7 recognizes the          
importance of a nonpartisan ,foreign    
,service in advancing the foreign policy
 of the ,united ,states2  7#c7 calls on 
all people of the ,united ,states to    
respect the nonpartisan1 nonpolitical   
work of the ,foreign ,service2  7#d7    
condemns political retaliation against  
members of the ,foreign ,service2 and   
7#e7 urges all people of the ,united    
,states to support a strong ,foreign    
,service as essential to the national   
security and interests of the ,united   

,states4