2023 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 90
BY SENATOR CARTER
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate Mr. Ismail Esau as Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Chief
of Mission with the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in Washington, D.C.
WHEREAS, a Deputy Chief of Mission is usually the second-in-command assigned
to an embassy or other diplomatic mission and serves as the acting chief of mission when
the titular head of mission is outside the host country; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Esau is a career diplomat with the South African Department of
International Relations & Cooperation (DIRCO), having served in both bilateral and
multilateral areas of engagement since joining DIRCO in 2005; and
WHEREAS, he has held numerous posts within DIRCO, and prior to his current
assignment served as Director: Levant and Director: Southeast Asia; and
WHEREAS, prior to joining DIRCO, Mr. Esau served as policy adviser at South
Africa's Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition, and served as South Africa's
economic representative to Germany at the South African Consulate in Munich; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Esau's long and varied career with the Embassy of the Republic of
South Africa has prepared him well for this significant post.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate Mr. Ismail Esau for becoming the Minister
Plenipotentiary for the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in Washington, D.C.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Mr. Ismail Esau.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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