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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives welcomes
3 Tzipora Rimon to Springfield, Illinois; Ms. Rimon is the
4 Consul General of Israel to the Midwest; and
5 WHEREAS, Tzipora Rimon was born, raised, and educated in
6 Israel; while serving in the Israel Defense Forces, she
7 reached the rank of Captain and specialized in instructional
8 work with the Women's Corps; Ms. Rimon received a Bachelor of
9 Arts in Economics from Hebrew University, where she majored
10 in international trade; and
11 WHEREAS, In 1975 Ms. Rimon joined the Ministry of Foreign
12 Affairs; among her broad range of expertise is Israel's
13 economic relations with the United States and Europe, and
14 matters concerning the World Trade Organization; she is also
15 a graduate of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade's
16 special course for civil servants dealing with international
17 trade and trade legislation; and
18 WHEREAS, In 1979 and 1980 Ms. Rimon participated in the
19 United Nations General Assembly as a member of the Israeli
20 delegation; and
21 WHEREAS, Ms. Rimon has served in Israel's Embassies in
22 Copenhagen and Lisbon with responsibilities covering
23 political, information, and cultural affairs; between 1990
24 and 1994 she was Minister-Counselor at the Israel Embassy in
25 Rome and Israel's Permanent Representative to the United
26 Nation's Food and Agricultural Organization; she also served
27 as Israel's representative at the International Fund for
28 Agricultural Development and the World Food Program; and
29 WHEREAS, Since 1994 Ms. Rimon has filled the position of
30 divisional director in the Ministry's Economic Department,
31 working with Jordan, Egypt, the Palestinian Authority, and
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1 the Gulf States; she has also participated in the Regional
2 Economic Development Working Group (the multilateral track of
3 the Mid East peace talks) as well as in discussions and
4 negotiations on bilateral and multilateral trade issues; and
5 WHEREAS, Ms. Rimon was appointed Consul General of Israel
6 to the Midwest region of the United States in August of 1997;
7 therefore, be it
8 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
10 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we extend our congratulations
11 to Ms. Rimon on her appointment to the position of Consul
12 General of Israel to the Midwest region, and welcome her to
13 the Illinois General Assembly; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to Ms. Tzipora Rimon.