House Resolution 8 PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 MASCHER, BELL, BERRY, BUKTA, COHOON, CONNORS, 1 3 DANDEKAR, DAVITT, FALLON, FOEGE, GASKILL, 1 4 GREIMANN, HEDDENS, HUSER, JOCHUM, LENSING, 1 5 LYKAM, MERTZ, MILLER, MURPHY, MYERS, OLDSON, 1 6 D. OLSON, PETERSEN, QUIRK, SHOULTZ, SMITH, 1 7 STRUYK, SWAIM, D. TAYLOR, T. TAYLOR, THOMAS, 1 8 WENDT, WHITAKER, WHITEAD, WINCKLER, and WISE 1 9 A Resolution to honor former President Jimmy Carter for 1 10 winning the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2002. 1 11 WHEREAS, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded 1 12 the Nobel Peace Prize for 2002 to former President 1 13 Jimmy Carter for his decades of untiring effort to 1 14 find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to 1 15 advance democracy and human rights, and to promote 1 16 economic and social development; and 1 17 WHEREAS, through his Carter Center, founded in 1 18 1982, President Carter has traveled throughout the 1 19 world mediating conflicts, monitoring elections, 1 20 promoting human rights, building homes for the poor 1 21 through the Habitat for Humanity organization, and 1 22 providing health care and food to the world's poor; 1 23 and 1 24 WHEREAS, as the 39th President of the United 1 25 States, Carter brokered the Camp David peace agreement 1 26 of 1978 between Israel and Egypt, established full 1 27 diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of 1 28 China, and negotiated the SALT II nuclear limitation 1 29 treaty with the Soviet Union; and 1 30 WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that the valiant 2 1 efforts of former President Carter be recognized and 2 2 honored; NOW THEREFORE, 2 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2 4 That the House of Representatives recognizes the 2 5 efforts of former President Jimmy Carter to promote 2 6 peace, democracy, and human rights throughout the 2 7 world. 2 8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon adoption, a copy 2 9 of this Resolution be sent to former President Jimmy 2 10 Carter. 2 11 LSB 2058HH 80 2 12 kk/cl/14