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2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 129
February 20, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives VOS, MURPHY and DOYLE,
cosponsored by Senator QUINN. Referred to Committee on Rules.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
Relating to: celebrating the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between
Ireland and the United States.
Whereas, on October 7, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge accepted the
credentials of Timothy Smiddy as Minister Plenipotentiary of the Irish Free State;
and
Whereas, as Smiddy noted in his address to President Coolidge, the United
States became the first nation to establish formal diplomatic relations with the Irish
Free State after its long struggle for existence; and
Whereas, Smiddy also noted that “there will always exist between the United
States and the Irish Free State feelings of deep friendship and high esteem”; and
Whereas, this prediction has proven true, as the two nations now celebrate a
century of mutual support and admiration; and
Whereas, Americans' ancestral ties to Ireland form the bedrock of this
relationship, with nearly one in 10 Americans—and more than 20 U.S.
presidents—claiming Irish forebears; and
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Whereas, Irish immigrants' contributions throughout American history, from
raising skyscrapers to completing the transcontinental railroad, have also enriched
this relationship; and
Whereas, Americans joyously celebrate their ancestral, historical, and cultural
connections with Ireland each year on Saint Patrick's Day; and
Whereas, the two nations have both prospered economically, with American
companies employing over 200,000 people in Ireland and Irish companies employing
about 100,000 people in the United States; and
Whereas, state legislators seek to further strengthen the United States'
relationship with Ireland through the work of the American Irish State Legislators
Caucus; and
Whereas, the American Irish State Legislators Caucus welcomes anyone who
supports Ireland, no matter their ancestry or political affiliation; now, therefore, be
it
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin
Legislature recognizes October 2024 as the 100th anniversary of the diplomatic
relations between Ireland and the United States and looks forward to another
century of friendly relations between the two nations.
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