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,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mrs4      
,fe9/e91 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4  
,re$1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 &   
,mr4 ,m>key7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,relations  ,,resolution     
,emphasiz+ ! importance ( a c>e]1       
nonp>tisan ,=eign ,s]vice ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  ,:]eas ! ,=eign ,s]vice ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble 
z ! ,=eign ,s]vice71 e/abli%$ "u ! ,act 
( ,may #bd1 #aibd 7commonly kn[n z !    
,rog]s ,act7 7#dc ,/at4 #adj1 *apt]     
#ahb71 & /r5g!n$ by ! ,=eign ,s]vice    
,act ( #aidf 7#fj ,/at4 #iii1 *apt]     
#ieg7 & ! ,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj   
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #cija et seq471 provides 
indisp5sable support to ! ,presid5t1 !  
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 & o!r s5ior lead]s 9 
conduct+ ! =eign policy ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,=eign ,s]vice consi/s 

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,developm5t1 ! ,=eign ,comm]cial        
,s]vice1 ! ,=eign ,agricultural ,s]vice1
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,s]vice1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =     
,global ,m$ia2 ,:]eas memb]s ( ! ,=eign 
,s]vice take an oa? to def5d !          
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & to     
rema9 above p>tisan & political         
consid]ations2 ,:]eas memb]s ( ! ,=eign 
,s]vice are deploy$ worldwide-- 7#a7 to 
s]ve ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 to    
advance ! int]e/s & values ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates2 &  7#c7 to project ! lead]%ip ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates globally2  ,:]eas ! "w (
 ! ,=eign ,s]vice is vital to ! national
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int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas memb]s
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h>d%ip & difficult security situations2 
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,=eign ,s]vice abroad gives ! ,unit$    
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are invaluable 9 %ap+ ! =eign policy ( !
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 engagem5t1 ! ,=eign ,s]vice promotes   
p>tn]%ips t fur!r good gov]nance1 ! rule
 ( law1 & democratic in/itutions2 &     
,:]eas ! contributions ( ! ,=eign       
,s]vice are extraord9>ily valuable to ! 
,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !   
,s5ate-- 7#a7 highlights--  7,a7 !      
nonp>tisan nature ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is         
resolution z ! ,=eign ,s]vice72 &  7,b7 
! oa? tak5 by memb]s ( ! ,=eign         
,s]vice-- 7i7 to def5d ! ,con/itution ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7ii7 to advance !     
=eign policy ( ! democratically elect$  
(ficials ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7iii7 to 
s]ve ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7       
recognizes ! importance ( a nonp>tisan  
,=eign ,s]vice 9 advanc+ ! =eign policy 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 calls on all p 

( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to respect !          
nonp>tisan1 nonpolitical "w ( ! ,=eign  
,s]vice2  7#d7 condemns political       
retaliation aga9/ memb]s ( ! ,=eign     
,s]vice2 &  7#e7 urges all p ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to support a /rong ,=eign ,s]vice
 z ess5tial to ! national security &    
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4