[Congressional Bills 108th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. Res. 446 Agreed to Senate (ATS)] 108th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 446 Honoring former President James Earl (Jimmy) Carter on the occasion of his 80th birthday. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 4, 2004 Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Lautenberg) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Honoring former President James Earl (Jimmy) Carter on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Whereas Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, on October 1, 1924; Whereas Jimmy Carter attended Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and received a B.S. degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1946; Whereas Jimmy Carter served honorably as a submariner in the United States Navy in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets, working under Admiral Hyman Rickover in the development of the nuclear submarine program; Whereas Jimmy Carter continued his commitment to public service, serving as Georgia State Senator and Governor of Georgia; Whereas Jimmy Carter was elected the 39th President of the United States on November 2, 1976; Whereas Jimmy Carter created both the Departments of Education and Energy and implemented major education policies and a comprehensive national energy program; Whereas Jimmy Carter oversaw deregulation of the airline, energy, and banking industries; Whereas Jimmy Carter promoted human rights as a tenet of American foreign policy and pressed nations to uphold basic human rights; Whereas Jimmy Carter furthered diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China; Whereas Jimmy Carter was instrumental in the negotiation and signing of the Camp David Accord between Israel and Egypt, signaling a new era of peace between those 2 countries; Whereas Jimmy Carter has continued his service to his country since leaving the Presidency by championing safe and affordable housing, human rights, and disease prevention; and Whereas Jimmy Carter remains actively committed to promoting peace and democracy abroad, supervising elections in fledgling democracies, and helping to defuse international crises in North Korea, Somalia, and Haiti; his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate honors former President Jimmy Carter on the occasion of his 80th birthday and extends best wishes to him and his family. <all>