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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  wish  to congratulate Italian Consul General
 4    Enrico Granara on retiring from his position; and

 5        WHEREAS, Consul General Granara was born  and  raised  in
 6    Asmara  Eritrea, when the territory was nominally a federated
 7    state, but actually placed under Ethiopia's control; and

 8        WHEREAS, After completing the Italian "Liceo" in  Asmara,
 9    he  studied  political  sciences  at the University of Padua,
10    obtaining  his  Laurea  (M.A.)  in  1978;  he  had  a   brief
11    experience  as  export  manager  in  Milan,  then, in 1980 he
12    attended the first diplomatic training  course  organized  by
13    University  of  Florence;  in  1983,  he  joined  the Italian
14    Foreign Service, serving in the Economic Affairs  Department;
15    and

16        WHEREAS,  He  served  in Maputo (Mozambique), in Grenoble
17    (France), and then in Jeddah,  Saudi  Arabia,  where  he  was
18    appointed Consul General shortly before the Gulf War; and

19        WHEREAS,  After  reaching  the grade of counselor, he was
20    recalled back to his ministry in Rome and  served  as  deputy
21    head of the Middle East and North Africa desk, taking care of
22    political  affairs and mediterranean multilateral cooperation
23    initiatives; and

24        WHEREAS, In June 1995, he was  assigned  to  the  Italian
25    Embassy  in  Mexico  City,  as Political Counselor and Deputy
26    Head of Mission; after reaching a higher career grade, he was
27    appointed Consul General of Italy in Chicago in August  1999,
28    where he continues to serve to this day; and

29        WHEREAS,  Consul  General Granara and his wife, Federica,
30    have two daughters, Bianca and Cecilia; and
 
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 1        WHEREAS, He is fluent in English,  French,  Spanish,  and
 2    Portuguese;  he  has  a basic knowledge of German and Arabic;
 3    his  hobby  includes  translating  texts  into  the   Genoese
 4    Language; therefore, be it

 5        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 6    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
 7    we  thank  Italian  Consul  General  Enrico  Granara  for his
 8    untiring hard work, support, and contributions to the Italian
 9    Language   Initiative   throughout   his   entire    consular
10    jurisdiction  and  his commitment to unifying the Italian and
11    Italian American communities; and be it further

12        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
13    presented  to  Italian  Consul  General  Enrico Granara as an
14    expression of our respect and esteem.