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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, His Excellency Ramon Gil-Casares, Spain's |
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| 6 | 7 | | ambassador to the United States, is visiting the Texas State |
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| 7 | 8 | | Capitol, and he is indeed deserving of special recognition for his |
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| 8 | 9 | | notable achievements; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, A native of Madrid, Ambassador Gil-Casares holds |
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| 10 | 11 | | degrees in philosophy and law, as well as a diploma in international |
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| 11 | 12 | | studies from the Diplomatic School of Madrid; he has also served as |
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| 12 | 13 | | a second lieutenant in the Spanish infantry; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, After joining the Foreign Service in 1982, |
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| 14 | 15 | | Ambassador Gil-Casares worked at the Spanish embassies in |
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| 15 | 16 | | Equatorial Guinea and Uruguay, the Spanish consulates in Manila and |
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| 16 | 17 | | New York, and the Spanish Agency for International Development |
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| 17 | 18 | | Cooperation in Madrid; from 1996 to 2002, he was the director of the |
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| 18 | 19 | | Department for International Affairs and Defense of the President's |
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| 19 | 20 | | Office; in 2002, he became secretary of state for foreign affairs, |
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| 20 | 21 | | and from 2004 to 2005, he worked at the German Marshall Fund of the |
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| 21 | 22 | | United States in Washington, D.C.; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, This distinguished diplomat was appointed |
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| 23 | 24 | | ambassador to South Africa from 2005 to 2008 and to Sudan from 2011 |
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| 24 | 25 | | to 2012; he also served as ambassador-at-large for Africa before |
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| 25 | 26 | | taking on his new duties as the ambassador to the United States in |
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| 26 | 27 | | April 2012; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, The visit of Ambassador Gil-Casares to Austin |
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| 28 | 29 | | represents a fitting opportunity to celebrate the long-standing |
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| 29 | 30 | | ties of history, culture, and language that link Spain and Texas; |
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| 30 | 31 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | Legislature hereby welcome Ambassador Ramon Gil-Casares to the |
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| 33 | 34 | | State Capitol and extend to him sincere best wishes for a memorable |
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| 34 | 35 | | stay in the Lone Star State; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 37 | | prepared for Ambassador Gil-Casares as an expression of high regard |
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| 37 | 38 | | by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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