Bill Text: IL HR1201 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Welcomes His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie to the State of Illinois on the occasion of his first visit to the Chicagoland area on June 29, 2014.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR1201 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR1201-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives welcome His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias | ||||||
| 4 | Sahle-Selassie on the occasion of his first visit to the | ||||||
| 5 | Chicagoland area to speak at the DuSable Museum of African | ||||||
| 6 | American History and the Chicago Southland on June 29, 2014; | ||||||
| 7 | and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Prince Ermias will deliver a presentation on the | ||||||
| 9 | ancient biblical legacies of his historic family, including | ||||||
| 10 | excerpts from a presentation made at the Library of Congress in | ||||||
| 11 | 2010 entitled "The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty and the | ||||||
| 12 | Throne of David in Ethiopia"; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Prince Ermias' visit seeks to renew and establish | ||||||
| 14 | the bonds of friendship and cooperation with civic, business, | ||||||
| 15 | and religious leaders in the African-American community, much | ||||||
| 16 | as his grandfather did before him; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Prince Ermias' visit occurs on the 60th | ||||||
| 18 | anniversary of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I's 1954 | ||||||
| 19 | visit to Chicago; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Continuing a legacy of service and humanitarian | ||||||
| 21 | works, Prince Ermias was a recipient of the ISSA Silver Star | ||||||
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| 1 | Award for Outstanding Contributions to Strategic Progress | ||||||
| 2 | Through Humanitarian Achievement by the International | ||||||
| 3 | Strategic Studies Association for his work for Ethiopian | ||||||
| 4 | refugees in Africa; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Prince Ermias serves on many charitable boards, | ||||||
| 6 | foundations, and commissions, emblematic of a familial legacy | ||||||
| 7 | of service; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 9 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 10 | we welcome His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie | ||||||
| 11 | and Princess Saba Kebede to the State of Illinois and wish them | ||||||
| 12 | well in their future endeavors and future visits to the region; | ||||||
| 13 | and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias | ||||||
| 16 | Sahle-Selassie as an expression of our respect and esteem.
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