{"id":3949,"date":"2012-03-20T17:58:33","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T00:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adribarrcrocetti.com\/main\/?p=3949"},"modified":"2012-09-29T15:11:26","modified_gmt":"2012-09-29T22:11:26","slug":"senate-resolution-150th-anniversary-of-italian-unification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adribarrcrocetti.com\/main\/senate-resolution-150th-anniversary-of-italian-unification\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Resolution – 150th Anniversary of Italian Unification"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Resolution<\/em><\/h1>\n

Senate Resolution – 150th Anniversary of Italian Unification<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nTo close the year long celebration of 150 years of Italian Unification the United States Senate passed a resolution honoring the anniversary. At the opening of the year’s celebration President Barack Obama made A Presidential Proclamation. To read his words, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The following resolution was submitted by John Kerry (D) Massachusetts; which was considered and agreed.<\/p>\n

Senate Resolution 394<\/em><\/h4>\n

A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of Italian Unification and the beginning of warm and abiding relations between the people of the United States and Italy.<\/p>\n

Whereas it has been 150 years since March 17, 1861, when the parliament of a united Italy proclaimed Victor Emmanuel II their king;<\/p>\n

Whereas the story of the Italian Risorgimento, in particular Giuseppe Garibaldi’s heroic adventures, have inspired generations of Americans;<\/p>\n

Whereas, between 1880 to 1920, an estimated 4,000,000 Italian immigrants arrived in the United States to settle and help build our Nation;<\/p>\n

Whereas today there are almost 18,000,000 Americans of Italian ancestry whose contributions to our society are diverse and profound;<\/p>\n

Whereas Italy has been a loyal NATO ally and a major strategic partner for over 60 years;<\/p>\n

Whereas Italian-Americans have made enormous contributions to the United States; and<\/p>\n

Whereas Italy remains a steadfast partner in the defense of a shared vision of fundamental human rights and the preservation of democratic ideals: Now, therefore, be it<\/p>\n

Resolved, That the Senate–<\/p>\n

(1) recognizes the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the modern state of Italy;<\/p>\n

(2) celebrates the ties of kinship and shared democratic values that unite the two countries across the Atlantic;<\/p>\n

(3) honors the service and sacrifice of Italy’s soldiers, sailors, and airmen alongside United States forces most recently in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya; and<\/p>\n

(4) reaffirms the friendship between the Government and people of the United States and the Government and people of Italy<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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