A resolution commending the people of Albania on the 61st anniversary of the liberation of the Jews from the Nazi death camps, for protecting and saving the lives of all Jews who lived in Albania, or sought asylum there during the Holocaust.

Kosova now and the introduction of a resolution similar to S.Res. 521, recognizing the unique role that Albanians played in saving Jews during the Nazi Holocaust. On September 15, we brought Albanian Deputy Foreign Minister Edith Harxhi to meet withCongressman Lantos and his staff to discuss the goals of the new Albanian government of Sali Berisha, specifically its strategy for ending corruption, strengthening the rule of law, and revitalizing the economy. We met with the staff of Congressman Lantos on December 12 to discuss the draft of a new resolution in support of U.S. recognition of Kosova's independence now and a hearing on Kosova's final status in the winter of 2007. On September 14, we met with Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and awarded him the AACL's sixth annual Balkans Peace Award in the House International Relations Committee reception room in the Capitol Building (H-139). Senator John McCain (R-AZ), co-recipient of the 2006 award, was unable to attend the September 14 meeting. We presented the award to him in October. We met with Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and the staff of Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) on September 14 to discuss Kosova's final status and the challenges facing the new Albanian government (with Edith Harxhi). From October to December, we worked with the staffs of Senator Biden and Representatives Lantos, Ros-Lehtinen, and Rohrabacher to produce letters to the government of Montenegro inquiring into the arrest and torture of fourteen Albanians, including three Americans. We held meetings in July and September with Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House International Relations Committee, to discuss the reintroduction in the 110th Congress of House Resolution 24 in support of the independence of