Bill Text: IL HR1356 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Welcomes President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal to the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR1356 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1356-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to welcome President Abdoulaye | ||||||
4 | Wade of Senegal to the State of Illinois as he comes to discuss | ||||||
5 | business opportunities between Illinois and Senegal; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Abdoulaye Wade came to power during the elections | ||||||
7 | of March 19, 2000, which established Senegal's first party | ||||||
8 | political transition; he was re-elected as President of Senegal | ||||||
9 | following the elections in February of 2007; and
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10 | WHEREAS, President Wade completed his studies in France at | ||||||
11 | the University of Besançon and at the University of Grenoble; | ||||||
12 | he worked for many years as a professor at the Faculty of Legal | ||||||
13 | and Economic Sciences at the University of Dakar, where he also | ||||||
14 | became Dean in 1970, and then went on to become a private | ||||||
15 | lawyer and international affairs consultant, where he presided | ||||||
16 | over several summits and international working groups; and
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17 | WHEREAS, President Wade has published numerous essays and | ||||||
18 | articles on economics, law, political science, and | ||||||
19 | mathematics; he is the founder of the Senegalese Democratic | ||||||
20 | Party and held a few minister of state posts during 26 years in | ||||||
21 | opposition; and
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1 | WHEREAS, President Wade and a delegation of more than forty | ||||||
2 | government and business leaders from Senegal will be in | ||||||
3 | Illinois to meet with Illinois business leaders and discuss the | ||||||
4 | opportunities for collaboration between Illinois and Senegal; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, It is our pleasure to have President Wade and the | ||||||
7 | leaders from Senegal here in Illinois and hope that their many | ||||||
8 | meetings have a beneficial outcome for both the State of | ||||||
9 | Illinois and Senegal; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
11 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
12 | welcome President Abdoulaye Wade to the State of Illinois and | ||||||
13 | wish him the best in all his endeavors; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to President Abdoulaye Wade as a symbol of our | ||||||
16 | respect and esteem.
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