Bill Text: TX HR1934 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Welcoming His Excellency Ramon Gil-Casares, Spain's ambassador to the United States, to the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-15 - Reported enrolled [HR1934 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR1934-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1934 | ||
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| WHEREAS, His Excellency Ramon Gil-Casares, Spain's | ||
| ambassador to the United States, is visiting the Texas State | ||
| Capitol, and he is indeed deserving of special recognition for his | ||
| notable achievements; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Madrid, Ambassador Gil-Casares holds | ||
| degrees in philosophy and law, as well as a diploma in international | ||
| studies from the Diplomatic School of Madrid; he has also served as | ||
| a second lieutenant in the Spanish infantry; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After joining the Foreign Service in 1982, | ||
| Ambassador Gil-Casares worked at the Spanish embassies in | ||
| Equatorial Guinea and Uruguay, the Spanish consulates in Manila and | ||
| New York, and the Spanish Agency for International Development | ||
| Cooperation in Madrid; from 1996 to 2002, he was the director of the | ||
| Department for International Affairs and Defense of the President's | ||
| Office; in 2002, he became secretary of state for foreign affairs, | ||
| and from 2004 to 2005, he worked at the German Marshall Fund of the | ||
| United States in Washington, D.C.; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This distinguished diplomat was appointed | ||
| ambassador to South Africa from 2005 to 2008 and to Sudan from 2011 | ||
| to 2012; he also served as ambassador-at-large for Africa before | ||
| taking on his new duties as the ambassador to the United States in | ||
| April 2012; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The visit of Ambassador Gil-Casares to Austin | ||
| represents a fitting opportunity to celebrate the long-standing | ||
| ties of history, culture, and language that link Spain and Texas; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby welcome Ambassador Ramon Gil-Casares to the | ||
| State Capitol and extend to him sincere best wishes for a memorable | ||
| stay in the Lone Star State; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ambassador Gil-Casares as an expression of high regard | ||
| by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Anchia | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1934 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 15, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
