Bill Text: TX HR24 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending Josefina Del Valle Gonzalez Marcano of Venezuela for her participation in the U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-21 - Reported enrolled [HR24 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR24-Introduced.html

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83S10149 STE-D
By: Alonzo H.R. No. 24

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Josefina Del Valle Gonzalez Marcano of Venezuela and
other professionals from Latin America were invited to participate
in a U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership
Program in May 2013, and Dallas was among the cities included on
their tour; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1940, IVLP connects current and
emerging foreign leaders with their American counterparts through
short-term exchanges; an initiative of the Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs, the program centers around a project theme
and typically includes visits to four U.S. communities; and
WHEREAS, With a focus on the administration of justice, this
IVLP event was designed to help leaders from other countries deepen
their understanding of the civil, criminal, juvenile, and military
justice systems in the United States; participants examined the
underlying principles of the U.S. judicial and legal systems and
studied the administration of courts, case management, the trial by
jury process, and alternative dispute resolution; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Gonzalez Marcano brought a valuable
perspective to the experience; in addition to a law degree and
participation in a number of advanced law programs, she has a master
of science degree in higher education from the University Gran
Mariscal Ayacucho; she holds the position of Judge, Venezuela
District Juvenile Court; and
WHEREAS, The International Visitor Leadership Program helps
bridge cultural and political divides, and the exchange of ideas
that the program facilitates is sure to benefit citizens of both
Venezuela and the United States; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Josefina Del Valle
Gonzalez Marcano for her participation in the U.S. Department of
State International Visitor Leadership Program in May 2013 and
extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Gonzalez Marcano as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.