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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor Dean Barrow for his work
4 as the Prime Minister of Belize and welcome him to the State of
5 Illinois during his visit to Waukegan on April 17, 2010; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Prime Minister Barrow entered Belizean politics
7 in 1983; he became the nation's Minister of Foreign Affairs in
8 1984; and
 
9     WHEREAS, For many years, Prime Minister Barrow served as
10 the Leader of the Opposition, a position reserved for the
11 individual who, under the Belizean Constitution, "commands the
12 support of those elected officials who do not support the
13 government"; after the elections on February 7, 2008, Prime
14 Minister Barrow and his United Democratic Party won 25 of the
15 31 seats in the Belizean House of Representatives; on February
16 8, 2008, Prime Minister Barrow was designated as the nation's
17 first black Prime Minister; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Prime Minister Barrow will be the keynote speaker
19 at the Concerned Belizeans, Inc. Annual Fundraiser at the
20 Bonnie Brook Golf Course in Waukegan on April 17, 2010; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Prime Minister Barrow serves as a model of hard

 

 

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1 work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
2 Illinois and the nation of Belize; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5 honor Dean Barrow for his work as the Prime Minister of Belize
6 and wish him and the people of Belize success and happiness in
7 the future; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That we welcome Prime Minister Barrow to the
9 State of Illinois during his visit to Waukegan; and be it
10 further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to Prime Minister Dean Barrow as a symbol of our
13 esteem and respect.