Full Text of HR0296 95th General Assembly
HR0296 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 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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| 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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| 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
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| beneficial, bringing great benefits to both partners; and
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| 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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| 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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| relationships with businesses and manufacturers employing | 7 |
| large numbers of
workers; and
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| 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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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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