SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 814
WHEREAS, Distinguished foreign ambassadors taking part in
the United States State Department's Experience America program
are visiting the State Capitol on May 14, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Capricia Marshall, chief
of protocol of the United States, Experience America introduces
ambassadors posted in Washington, D.C., to cities and
neighborhoods across the nation, showcasing life in the United
States outside the Beltway; and
WHEREAS, The program helps to build relationships,
encourage investment and trade, and foster dialogue between the
ambassadors and government, business, cultural, and academic
leaders in the communities they visit; these interactions play a
vital role in strengthening the bonds between the United States
and other countries and encourage, in President Barack Obama's
words, "new beginnings based on mutual respect and
understanding"; and
WHEREAS, Since the inception of Experience America four
years ago, members of the diplomatic corps have traveled to
Alaska, Atlanta, Arkansas, Chicago, New Orleans, Los Angeles,
and Wyoming; these trips have yielded tangible results
benefiting the United States and countries abroad, including the
development by Delta Airlines of a direct flight from Atlanta to
South Africa, the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between
a Lithuanian business delegation and the Port of New Orleans, and
the visit of an Iraqi delegation to Chicago to discuss trade
opportunities; and
WHEREAS, By sharing America's richly diverse cultures and
communities, Experience America provides the chiefs of
diplomatic missions a deeper understanding of our country's
values, traditions, and history, and it is hoped that as a result
of this program, the links between this state and the nations
represented here today will multiply and flourish in the years
ahead; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
Legislature, hereby welcome these distinguished ambassadors to
the State Capitol and extend to them sincere best wishes for a
most rewarding and enjoyable visit; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That official copies of this Resolution be
prepared for the ambassadors as an expression of high regard by
the Texas Senate.
Watson
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 2, 2013.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate