Full Text of HR1103 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Rosemary Macko | 4 | | Wisnosky on being installed as the honorary consul of Slovakia | 5 | | in the Chicago area; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The president of Slovakia, Ivan Gasparovic, went | 7 | | to the Krasa Center at Benedictine University on May 21, 2012, | 8 | | to install Naperville resident Rosemary Macko Wisnosky as | 9 | | honorary consul of Slovakia; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Her selection for the position is reflective of | 11 | | her role in the formation of the Sister Cities partnership that | 12 | | was forged between Naperville and Nitra, Slovakia, and | 13 | | formalized 20 years ago next year; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, In addition to Ivan Gasparovic and Rosemary Macko | 15 | | Wisnosky, speakers at the event included Benedictine | 16 | | University President William Carroll, U.S. Representative Judy | 17 | | Biggert, Peter Burian, ambassador of Slovakia to the U.S., and | 18 | | Miroslav Lajcak, Slovakia's minister of Foreign Affairs; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Rosemary Wisnosky is a long serving Benedictine | 20 | | University trustee and an advocate and supporter of Slovakia; | 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The evening also included an exhibit of artwork by | 2 | | 3 prominent Slovak artists as well as music performed by Benet | 3 | | Academy and Benedictine University students and by a | 4 | | Chicago-based Slovak folk ensemble, known as Veselica; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, In the role of honorary consul, Rosemary Wisnosky | 6 | | will help organize official Slovak visits, develop Slovak | 7 | | commercial, economic, and tourist events, extend assistance to | 8 | | scientists, artists, journalists, teachers, students, and | 9 | | assist citizens of the Slovak Republic abroad who find | 10 | | themselves "in distress" as defined by international law; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we congratulate Rosemary Macko Wisnosky on her installation as | 15 | | honorary consul of Slovakia and wish her well in her future | 16 | | endeavors; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to Rosemary Macko Wisnosky as a symbol of our respect | 19 | | and esteem.
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