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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The South African delegation will be arriving in | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois on April 12,
2007, as the fourth leg of the | ||||||
| 4 | sister-state relationship with Northern
Cape Province, South | ||||||
| 5 | Africa, and the State of Illinois; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The delegation
will consist of South African | ||||||
| 7 | Consul General Yusuf Omar, Dr. Dion Theys, the Director of the | ||||||
| 8 | Department of
Public Health for Northern Cape Province, Ms. | ||||||
| 9 | Nomathembi Mazobiko, the
Infectious Disease Director, and Ms. | ||||||
| 10 | Phillis Baitsiwe, the Tuberculosis
coordinator; they will be in | ||||||
| 11 | Washington D.C. from April 8-12; they will arrive
in Chicago on | ||||||
| 12 | the afternoon of April 12th; and on April 18, Consul General | ||||||
| 13 | Yusuf Omar will address the Illinois House of Representatives | ||||||
| 14 | in Springfield; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, They depart for South Africa
on April 20th; this | ||||||
| 16 | project is an extension of the BASUAH project
launched by the | ||||||
| 17 | Governor in September, 2005; these exchanges have been
very | ||||||
| 18 | beneficial, bringing great benefits to both partners; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, The South African Delegation's visit to the State | ||||||
| 20 | of Illinois represents the
fourth leg of an ongoing | ||||||
| 21 | sister-state process, with the Health Department
from the | ||||||
| 22 | Northern Cape Province, South Africa and the State of Illinois | ||||||
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| 1 | exchanging
ideas, interventions, and strategies for addressing | ||||||
| 2 | HIV/AIDS in both
environments; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has provided training and | ||||||
| 4 | technical assistance, while the
Northern Cape has assisted the | ||||||
| 5 | State of Illinois in understanding how to improve their
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| 6 | relationships with businesses and manufacturers employing | ||||||
| 7 | large numbers of
workers; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, The exchange between the Province and the State of | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois has provided both partners
the opportunity to share | ||||||
| 10 | cultural ideas, understand each others values, and work to | ||||||
| 11 | understand how these elements contribute to the spread of | ||||||
| 12 | HIV/AIDS; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, We sincerely appreciate the work
that has been | ||||||
| 14 | done over the last two years and especially appreciate the | ||||||
| 15 | spirit of
cooperation between the two partners; therefore, be | ||||||
| 16 | it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 18 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 19 | welcome the South African Delegation from Northern Cape | ||||||
| 20 | Province, South Africa to the State of Illinois; and be it | ||||||
| 21 | further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to the delegation from Northern
Cape Province, South | ||||||
| 3 | Africa as a symbol of our respect.
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