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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of  
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Representatives are pleased to honor Dean Barrow for his work 
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as the Prime Minister of Belize and welcome him to the State of 
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Illinois during his visit to Waukegan on April 17, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Prime Minister Barrow entered Belizean politics 
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in 1983; he became the nation's Minister of Foreign Affairs in 
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1984; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, For many years, Prime Minister Barrow served as 
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the Leader of the Opposition, a position reserved for the 
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individual who, under the Belizean Constitution, "commands the 
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support of those elected officials who do not support the 
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government"; after the elections on February 7, 2008, Prime 
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Minister Barrow and his United Democratic Party won 25 of the 
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31 seats in the Belizean House of Representatives; on February 
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8, 2008, Prime Minister Barrow was designated as the nation's 
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first black Prime Minister; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Prime Minister Barrow will be the keynote speaker 
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at the Concerned Belizeans, Inc. Annual Fundraiser at the 
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Bonnie Brook Golf Course in Waukegan on April 17, 2010; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Prime Minister Barrow serves as a model of hard 
 


 






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work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of 
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Illinois and the nation of Belize; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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honor Dean Barrow for his work as the Prime Minister of Belize 
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and wish him and the people of Belize success and happiness in 
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the future; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That we welcome Prime Minister Barrow to the 
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State of Illinois during his visit to Waukegan; and be it 
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further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Prime Minister Dean Barrow as a symbol of our 
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esteem and respect.