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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to welcome President Abdoulaye 
4Wade of Senegal to the State of Illinois as he comes to discuss 
5business opportunities between Illinois and Senegal; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Abdoulaye Wade came to power during the elections 
7of March 19, 2000, which established Senegal's first party 
8political transition; he was re-elected as President of Senegal 
9following the elections in February of 2007; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, President Wade completed his studies in France at 
11the University of Besançon and at the University of Grenoble; 
12he worked for many years as a professor at the Faculty of Legal 
13and Economic Sciences at the University of Dakar, where he also 
14became Dean in 1970, and then went on to become a private 
15lawyer and international affairs consultant, where he presided 
16over several summits and international working groups; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, President Wade has published numerous essays and 
18articles on economics, law, political science, and 
19mathematics; he is the founder of the Senegalese Democratic 
20Party and held a few minister of state posts during 26 years in 
21opposition; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, President Wade and a delegation of more than forty 
2government and business leaders from Senegal will be in 
3Illinois to meet with Illinois business leaders and discuss the 
4opportunities for collaboration between Illinois and Senegal; 
5and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, It is our pleasure to have President Wade and the 
7leaders from Senegal here in Illinois and hope that their many 
8meetings have a beneficial outcome for both the State of 
9Illinois and Senegal; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
11NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
12welcome President Abdoulaye Wade to the State of Illinois and 
13wish him the best in all his endeavors; and be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to President Abdoulaye Wade as a symbol of our 
16respect and esteem.