RECOGNIZING THE 57TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE H. Con. Res. 149, H. Res. 273, H. Res. 282, and MAY 18, 2005 Serial No. 109-53 Printed for the use of the Committee on International Relations Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.house.gov/international_relations 21-305PDF U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS JAMES A. LEACH, Iowa HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois, Chairman CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey, Vice Chairman DAN BURTON, Indiana ELTON GALLEGLY, California THOMAS G. TANCREDO, Colorado DARRELL ISSA, California JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia THADDEUS G. McCOTTER, Michigan J. GRESHAM BARRETT, South Carolina JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska TED POE, Texas TOM LANTOS, California DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey BRAD SHERMAN, California WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts BARBARA LEE, California JOSEPH CROWLEY, New York BETTY MCCOLLUM, Minnesota THOMAS E. MOONEY, SR., Staff Director/General Counsel H. Con. Res. 149, Recognizing the 57th anniversary of the independence H. Res. 273, Urging the withdrawal of all Syrian forces from Lebanon, sup- H. Res. 282, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding H. Con. Res. 153, Welcoming His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the President LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (III) RECOGNIZING THE 57TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL; URGING WITHDRAWAL OF SYRIAN FORCES FROM LEBANON, SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS IN LEBANON, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; EXPRESSING SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING MANIFESTATIONS OF ANTI-SEMITISM BY U.N. MEMBER STATES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND WELCOMING THE PRESIDENT OF AFGHANISTAN ON HIS MAY 2005 VISIT TO THE U.S., AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2005 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND CENTRAL ASIA, COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 9:30 a.m. in room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Chair of the Subcommittee) presiding. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. The Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia is now in session with Mr. Lantos, Mr. Mack, and Mr. Boozman present. Pursuant to notice, I call up the following measures for purposes of markup and move their recommendation to Full Committee: H. Con. Res. 149, Recognizing the 57th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel; H. Res. 273, Urging the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon, support for free and fair democratic elections in Lebanon, and the development of democratic institutions and safeguards to foster sovereign democratic rule in Lebanon; H. Res. 282, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding manifestations of anti-Semitism by United Nations member states and for other purposes; and H. Con. Res. 153, Welcoming His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, on the occasion of his visit to the United States in May 2005 and expressing support for a strong and enduring strategic partnership between the United States and Afghanistan. [The resolutions referred to follow:] (1) |