Treaties Pending in the Senate (Updated as of April 8, 2008)

The following treaties have been submitted to the Senate; these treaties have not received Senate advice and consent to ratification.

· International Labor Organization Convention No. 87 Concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize, adopted by the International Labor Conference at its 31^st Session held at San Francisco, June 17 – July 10, 1948 (Treaty Doc.: Ex. S, 81^st Cong., 1^st Sess.); submitted to Senate August 27, 1949.

· International Labor Organization Convention No. 116 Concerning the Partial Revision of the conventions adopted by the General Conference of the International Labor Organization at its first 32 sessions for the purpose of standardizing the provisions regarding the preparation of reports by the governing body of the International Labor Office on the Working of Conventions, adopted by the International Labor Conference at its 45^th Session held at Geneva, June 26, 1961 (Treaty Doc.: Ex. C, 87^th Cong., 2^nd Sess.); submitted to Senate June 1, 1962.

· International Labor Organization Convention No. 122 Concerning Employment Policy, adopted by the International Labor Conference at its 48^th Session held at Geneva July 9, 1964 (Treaty Doc.: Ex. G, 89^th Cong., 2^nd Sess.); submitted to Senate June 2, 1966.

· Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, done at Vienna May 23, 1969 and signed by the United States on April 24, 1970 (Treaty Doc.: Ex. L, 92^nd Cong., 1^st Sess.); submitted to Senate November 22, 1971.

· International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, done at New York December 16, 1966 and signed by the United States on October 5, 1977 (Treaty Doc.: Ex. D, 95^th Cong., 2^nd Sess.); submitted to Senate February 23, 1978.

· American Convention on Human Rights, done at San Jose November 22, 1969 and signed by the United States on June 1, 1977 (Treaty Doc.: Ex. F, 95^th Cong., 2^nd Sess.); submitted to Senate February 23, 1978.

· Maritime Boundary Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba, signed at Washington December 16, 1977 (Treaty Doc.: Ex. H, 96^th Cong., 1^st Sess.); submitted to Senate January 23, 1979.

· Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, done at New York December 18, 1979 and signed by the United States on July 17, 1980 (Treaty Doc.: Ex. R, 96^th Cong., 2^nd Sess.); submitted to Senate November 12, 1980.

· Amendment to the 1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), done at Gaborone April 30, 1983 (Treaty Doc.: 98-10); submitted to Senate October 4, 1983.

· Protocol II Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts, done at Geneva June 10, 1977 and signed by the United States December 12, 1977 (Treaty Doc.: 100-2); submitted to Senate January 29, 1987.

· Convention on Biological Diversity, done at Rio de Janeiro June 5, 1992 and signed by the United States at New York on June 4, 1993 (Treaty Doc.: 103-20); submitted to Senate November 20, 1993.

· United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, done at Montego Bay December 10, 1982 (the “Convention”) and Agreement relating to Implementation of Part XI of the Convention, done at New York July 28, 1994 (the “Agreement”); Agreement signed by the United States on July 29, 1994 (Treaty Doc.: 103-39); submitted to Senate October 7, 1994.

· Protocol on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of Incendiary Weapons (Protocol III) additional to the Convention of October 10, 1980 on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, done at Geneva October 10, 1980 (Treaty Doc.: 105-1); submitted to Senate January 7, 1997.

· Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons (Protocol IV) additional to the Convention on October 10, 1980 on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, done at Vienna October 13, 1995 (Treaty Doc.: 105-1); submitted to Senate January 7, 1997.

· Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, done at New York September 10, 1996 and signed by the United States on September 24, 1996 (Treaty Doc.: 105-28); submitted to Senate September 23, 1997.

· International Labor Organization Convention No. 111 Concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation, adopted by the International Labor Conference at its 42^nd Session held at Geneva June 25, 1958 (Treaty Doc.: 105-45); submitted to Senate May 18, 1998.

· Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and other Related Materials, done at Washington November 13, 1997 and signed by the United States on November 14, 1997 (Treaty Doc.: 105-49); submitted to Senate June 9, 1998.

· Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the event of Armed Conflict and Regulations of Execution (the “Convention”) and Protocol, done at The Hague May 14, 1954; Convention signed by the United States on May 14, 1954 (Treaty Doc.: 106-1); submitted to Senate January 6, 1999.

· Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, done at Rotterdam September 10, 1998 and signed by the United States on September 11, 1998 (Treaty Doc.: 106-21); submitted to Senate February 9, 2000.

· Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Nicaragua Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, signed at Denver July 1, 1995 (Treaty Doc.: 106-33); submitted to Senate June 26, 2000.

· Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, done at New York December 9, 1994 and signed by the United States on December 19, 1994 (Treaty Doc.: 107-1); submitted to Senate January 3, 2001.

· Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, done at Stockholm May 22, 2001 and signed by the United States on May 23, 2001 (Treaty Doc.: 107-5); submitted to Senate May 7, 2002.

· Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Sweden, signed at Stockholm December 17, 2001 (Treaty Doc.: 107-12); submitted to Senate July 15, 2002.

· 1992 Partial Revision of the Radio Regulations (Geneva 1979), with appendices, done at Malaga-Torremolinos and signed by the United States on March 3, 1992, together with declarations and reservations of the United States as contained in the Final Acts of the World Administrative Radio Conference (Treaty Doc.: 107-17); submitted to Senate September 30, 2002.

· Amendments to the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (Geneva 1992), as amended. Done at Minneapolis and signed by the United States on November 6, 1998 (Treaty Doc.: 108-5); submitted to Senate April 3, 2003.

· 1995 Revision of the Radio Regulations, done at Geneva and signed by the United States on November 17, 1995, together with declarations and reservations of the United States as contained in the Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference (Treaty Doc.: 108-28); submitted to Senate December 7, 2004.

· Amendment of Article 1 of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, done at Geneva December 21, 2001 (Treaty Doc.: 109-10); submitted to Senate June 20, 2006.

· Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War (Protocol V) to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, done at Geneva November 28, 2003 (Treaty Doc.: 109-10); submitted to Senate June 20, 2006.

· Amendments to the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (Geneva 1992), as amended. Done at Marrakesh and signed by the United States on October 18, 2002 (Treaty Doc.: 109-11); submitted to Senate July 10, 2006.

· Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty between the United States of America and the European Union, signed at Washington June 25, 2003, together with 25 bilateral instruments that subseqently were signed between the US and each EU Member State (Treaty Doc.: 109-13); submitted to Senate September 28, 2006.

· Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and the European Union, signed at Washington June 25, 2003, together with 22 bilateral instruments that subsequently were signed between the US and each EU Member State (Treaty Doc.: 109-14); submitted to Senate September 28, 2006.

· Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Latvia, signed at Riga December 7, 2005 (Treaty Doc.: 109-15); submitted to Senate September 29, 2006.

· Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Estonia, signed at Tallinn February 8, 2006 (Treaty Doc.: 109-16); submitted to Senate September 29, 2006.

· Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and Malta, signed at Valletta May 18, 2006 (Treaty Doc.: 109-17); submitted to Senate September 29, 2006.

· Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the United States of America and Malaysia, signed at Kuala Lumpur July 28, 2006 (Treaty Doc.: 109-22); submitted to Senate November 14, 2006.

·        Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, with Annexes, done at Oranjestad, Aruba, on October 6, 1999, and signed by the U.S. on that same date (Treaty Doc. 110-1); submitted to Senate February 16, 2007.

·        International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, done at New York April 13, 2005 and signed by the U.S. September 14, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 110-4); submitted to Senate July 12, 2007.

·          1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972 (the "London Convention"), done at London November 7, 1996 and signed by the United States March 31, 1998 (Treaty Doc. 110-5); submitted to Senate September 4, 2007.

· Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, done at Vienna July 8, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 110-6); submitted to Senate September 4, 2007.

· Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, done at Washington and London on June 21 and 26, 2007 (Treaty Doc. 110-7); submitted to Senate September 20, 2007.

· Protocol of 2005 to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (the "2005 SUA Protocol") and the Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf (the "2005 Fixed Platforms Protocol") (together, "the Protocols"), adopted by the International Maritime Organization Diplomatic Conference in London on October 14, 2005, and signed by the United States of America on February 17, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 110-8); submitted to Senate October 1, 2007.

·          Protocol of Amendments to the Convention on the International Hydrographic Organization done at Monaco on April 14, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 110-9); submitted to Senate October 23, 2007.

·          Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Australia Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, done at Sydney, September 5, 2007. Treaty Doc. (110-10); submitted to Senate December 3, 2007.

·          Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and Romania (the "Extradition Treaty" or the "Treaty") and the Protocol to the Treaty between the United States of America and Romania on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (the "Protocol"), both signed at Bucharest on September 10, 2007. Treaty Doc. (110-11); submitted to Senate January 22, 2008.

·          Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria (the "Extradition Treaty" or the "Treaty") and the Agreement on Certain Aspects of Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria (the "MLA Agreement"), both signed at Sofia on September 19, 2007. Treaty Doc. (110-12); submitted to Senate January 22, 2008.

·          International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001 (the "Convention"). Treaty Doc. (110-13); submitted to Senate January 22, 2008.

·         International Convention Against Doping in Sport, adopted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization on October 19, 2005. Treaty Doc. 110-14; submitted to Senate February 6, 2008.

·         Protocol Amending the Convention Between the United States of America and Canada with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital done at Washington on September 26, 1980, as Amended by the Protocols done on June 14, 1983, March 28, 1984, March 17, 1995, and July 29, 1997, signed on September 21, 2007, at Chelsea (the "proposed Protocol"). Treaty Doc. 110-15; submitted to Senate March 13, 2008.

·         Amendments to the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (Geneva, 1992), as amended. Done at Antalya and signed by the United States on November 24, 2006. Treaty Doc. 110-16; submitted to Senate April 8, 2008.