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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada, Nepal's ambassador to the |
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| 6 | 7 | | United States, is visiting Irving from May 14 to 15, 2021, at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | invitation of the Himalayan Democratic Club of Irving; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, On February 6, 2021, Ambassador Khatiwada arrived in |
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| 9 | 10 | | Washington, D.C., to take up his new post; he has served his |
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| 10 | 11 | | government in a number of important roles over the years, including |
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| 11 | 12 | | special economic advisor to the prime minister, minister for |
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| 12 | 13 | | finance, and, simultaneously, spokesperson for the government and |
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| 13 | 14 | | minister for information and communications; in addition, he is a |
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| 14 | 15 | | former member of the Nepalese National Assembly, and he served |
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| 15 | 16 | | twice as vice chair of the National Planning Commission; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Ambassador Khatiwada has extensive experience in |
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| 17 | 18 | | economics and finance; from 2006 to 2009, he was a senior economist |
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| 18 | 19 | | at the regional center of the United Nations Development Programme |
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| 19 | 20 | | for Asia and the Pacific, and during his career in the banking |
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| 20 | 21 | | industry, he rose to become governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, the |
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| 21 | 22 | | central bank of Nepal; he holds a doctorate in monetary economics |
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| 22 | 23 | | from the University of Delhi's Delhi School of Economics, as well as |
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| 23 | 24 | | master's degrees in both economics and public administration from |
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| 24 | 25 | | Tribhuvan University; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Among his many accolades, Ambassador Khatiwada has |
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| 26 | 27 | | received such national awards as the Suprabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu, |
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| 27 | 28 | | Sukirtimaya Rastra Deep, and Prasiddha Prabal Jana Sewa Shree, |
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| 28 | 29 | | conferred by the president of Nepal for his outstanding public |
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| 29 | 30 | | service in various capacities; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Ambassador Khatiwada has greatly distinguished |
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| 31 | 32 | | himself at the highest levels through his ability and expertise, |
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| 32 | 33 | | and it is indeed a pleasure to welcome him to the Lone Star State; |
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| 33 | 34 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby honor Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada, Nepal's |
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| 36 | 37 | | ambassador to the United States, on the occasion of his visit to |
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| 37 | 38 | | Irving and extend to him sincere best wishes for a memorable and |
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| 38 | 39 | | enjoyable experience; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for Ambassador Khatiwada as an expression of high regard |
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| 41 | 42 | | by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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