Bill Text: IA SR105 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution welcoming His Excellency Xi Jinping, Vice President of the People's Republic of China on his visit to the State of Iowa.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-15 - Resolution adopted. S.J. 255. [SR105 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SR105-Introduced.html
Senate
Resolution
105
-
Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
105
BY
GRONSTAL
,
KIBBIE
,
and
BEHN
A
Resolution
welcoming
His
Excellency
Xi
Jinping,
Vice
1
President
of
the
People’s
Republic
of
China
on
his
2
visit
to
the
State
of
Iowa.
3
WHEREAS,
in
1983,
Iowa
Governor
Terry
E.
Branstad
4
signed
the
Hebei
Province,
People’s
Republic
of
China
5
and
State
of
Iowa
Iowa
Sister
State
agreement
resulting
6
in
the
exchange
of
visitors;
and
7
WHEREAS,
in
1985,
Iowa
Sister
States,
State
of
Iowa
8
officials,
and
citizens
of
Iowa
welcomed
and
hosted
an
9
agricultural
delegation
from
Hebei
Province,
People’s
10
Republic
of
China,
led
by
His
Excellency
Vice
President
11
Xi
Jinping,
then
Party
Secretary;
and
12
WHEREAS,
the
resulting
goodwill,
cooperation,
13
and
understanding
on
the
part
of
Iowans
and
the
14
Hebei
Province
have
helped
to
expand
economic
15
cooperation;
and
16
WHEREAS,
the
relationship
enjoyed
by
His
Excellency
17
Xi
Jinping,
Vice
President
of
the
People’s
Republic
18
of
China
and
the
citizens
of
the
State
of
Iowa
has
19
encouraged
China
to
become
Iowa’s
fourth
largest
export
20
market
and
to
become
Iowa’s
partner
in
agriculture;
and
21
WHEREAS,
the
relationship
enjoyed
by
His
Excellency
22
Xi
Jinping,
Vice
President
of
the
People’s
Republic
23
of
China
and
the
citizens
of
the
State
of
Iowa
will
24
encourage
opportunities
to
further
strengthen
and
25
enhance
the
lives
of
citizens
in
both
the
United
States
26
of
America
and
the
People’s
Republic
of
China;
NOW
27
THEREFORE,
28
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