,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#ca1 #bjai,mr4 ,tester 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,daines7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,celebrating the #beth    
anniversary of the passage of the ,mike 
,mansfield ,fellowship ,act creating the
 ,mike ,mansfield ,fellowship ,program4 
,whereas the distinguished tenure of    
,mike ,mansfield as ,majority ,leader of
 the ,senate spanned #af years1 making  
him the longest serving ,majority       
,leader in the history of the ,senate2  
,whereas ,mike ,mansfield served as the 
,united ,states ,ambassador to ,japan   
from #aigg to #aihh1 the longest tenure 
of any ,united ,states ambassador       
anywhere in the world2 ,whereas1 while  
serving as ,ambassador1 ,mike ,mansfield
 was fond of reminding the people of the
 ,united ,states and ,japan that the    
,u4,s4-,japan relationship is the most  

important bilateral relationship in the 
world1 bar none2 ,whereas1 in #aiid1    
through the ,mike ,mansfield ,fellowship
 ,act 7,public ,law #ajc-bcf2 #ajh      
,stat4 #dbh71 ,congress authorized the  
,mike ,mansfield ,fellowship ,program to
 build a corps of ,federal ,government  
employees 7in this preamble referred to 
as ,mansfield ,fellows7 knowledgeable   
about the language1 culture1 economy1   
and politics of ,japan1 so as to enhance
 mutual cooperation and understanding   
between the ,united ,states and ,japan2 
,whereas the ,bureau of ,educational and
 ,cultural ,affairs of the ,department  
of ,state provides financial support to 
make possible the deployment of         
,mansfield ,fellows and their families  
to ,japan1 and the ,government of ,japan
 provides generous in-kind support1     
including a #b-month home-stay and      
language training2 ,whereas the first   
cohort of ,mansfield ,fellows1 recruited
 from across the ,federal ,government1  
began their service in ,japan on        

,september #a1 #aiif2 ,whereas the ,mike
 ,mansfield ,fellowship ,program has    
created a robust network of officials   
from the ,governments of the ,united    
,states and ,japan with deep            
understanding of the economic1          
political1 and strategic dimensions of  
the ,united ,states-,japan relationship 
who work together to advance the mutual 
interests of the ,united ,states and    
,japan2 ,whereas ,mansfield ,fellows    
have served in #eb ministries and       
agencies of the ,government of ,japan1  
dozens of ,diet offices1 and more than a
 dozen private sector companies and     
nongovernmental organizations in ,japan2
 ,whereas alumni of the ,mike ,mansfield
 ,fellowship ,program are currently     
employed throughout the ,federal        
,government1 including the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,senate1 the   
,departments of ,state1 ,commerce1      
,defense1 ,energy1 ,transportation1 and 
the ,treasury1 the ,office of the       
,united ,states ,trade ,representative1 

the ,federal ,aviation ,administration1 
and the ,federal ,bureau of             
,investigation1 as well as serving in   
the ,army1 ,air ,force1 ,navy1 and      
,marine ,corps2 ,whereas1 every day1    
,mansfield ,fellows are drawing on their
 experience to enhance ,united          
,states-,japan bilateral relations and  
to strengthen ,united ,states-,japan    
cooperation around the world to tackle  
common global challenges2 ,whereas1 on  
,april #bi1 #bjae1 the ,prime ,minister 
of ,japan1 ,shinzo ,abe1 declared before
 a ,joint ,session of the ,united       
,states ,congress that the ,united      
,states and ,japan have forged an       
alliance of hope resting on a foundation
 of shared democratic values and common 
interests2 and ,whereas the ,mike       
,mansfield ,fellowship ,program has been
 a cornerstone of ,united ,states-,japan
 cooperation and has made important     
contributions to strengthening security1
 economic1 and cultural ties between the
 #b allies3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      

,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 celebrates the 
#beth anniversary of the passage of the 
,mike ,mansfield ,fellowship ,act       
7,public ,law #ajc-bcf2 #ajh ,stat4     
#dbh7 creating the ,mike ,mansfield     
,fellowship ,program2  7#b7 remembers   
the contributions of ,senator ,mike     
,mansfield and his wife ,maureen to the 
,united ,states ,senate and to the      
,united ,states-,japan alliance2  7#c7  
thanks more than #aej alumni of the     
,mike ,mansfield ,fellowship ,program   
for bringing the expertise garnered     
during their time in ,japan back to the 
,united ,states ,government to advance  
the interests of the ,united ,states2   
7#d7 conveys its appreciation to the    
people of ,japan for the warm welcome   
they have given to each class of        
,mansfield ,fellows2  7#e7 commends the 
,government of ,japan for opening its   
doors to ,mansfield ,fellows and for    
providing steadfast and generous support
 to the ,mike ,mansfield ,fellowship    
,program2 and  7#f7 encourages the      

,bureau of ,educational and ,cultural   
,affairs of the ,department of ,state   
and the ,government of ,japan to sustain
 their support for the ,mike ,mansfield 
,fellowship ,program1 which in turn     
strengthens the alliance of hope and the
 important work of the program to       
further peace1 stability1 and prosperity
 in the world4