Full Text of HR1210 095th General Assembly
HR1210 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor Thomas L. Trueblood on his | 4 |
| recent retirement from International Truck and Engine | 5 |
| Organization (formerly Navistar and International Harvester | 6 |
| Company); and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to his retirement, Tom served as Director, | 8 |
| Green Diesel Technology Public Affairs at International Truck | 9 |
| and Engine Corporation since February 2003, where he was a | 10 |
| major contributor to the successful efforts of implementing the | 11 |
| Green Diesel Technology Products and made opinion leaders, | 12 |
| including key government officials, customers, environmental | 13 |
| groups, and news media, aware that diesel technology is on a | 14 |
| path to near-zero emissions; and
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| WHEREAS, Tom also served as Manager of Public Affairs at | 16 |
| International from March 1992 to February 2003, where he | 17 |
| managed the company's liaison with government officials | 18 |
| outside the United States, supporting its successful entry into | 19 |
| the Mexican and Brazilian markets; and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to coming to International, Tom was a | 21 |
| Washington Representative from 1972-1977 for Business | 22 |
| International Corporation, a publishing and consulting company |
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| providing information on worldwide business, economic, and | 2 |
| political conditions to companies interested in direct foreign | 3 |
| investment; and
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| WHEREAS, Tom is a registered lobbyist with the United | 5 |
| States Congress and in Colorado, Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, Tom is the Chairman of the State Legislative and | 8 |
| Public Relations Committees of the Engine Manufacturers | 9 |
| Association, immediate past Chairman of the U.S. Government's | 10 |
| Industry Sector Advisory Committee on Transportation, | 11 |
| Agricultural, Construction, and Mining Equipment, | 12 |
| Secretary/Treasurer of the Chicago Area Public Affairs Group, | 13 |
| and a member of the National Press Club; and
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Tom holds an M.A. in International Relations from | 15 |
| Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International | 16 |
| Studies and an A.B. from Occidental College; Tom also spent one | 17 |
| year of undergraduate study at the Institut d' Estudes | 18 |
| Politiques of the University of Paris, France; Tom's military | 19 |
| service includes serving in the Intelligence Branch of the U.S. | 20 |
| Army, including two years duty in the Panama Canal Zone; he | 21 |
| speaks, French, Spanish, and Portugese; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 |
| congratulate Thomas L. Trueblood on his achievements and | 3 |
| retirement from International Truck and Engine Corporation; | 4 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to Thomas L. Trueblood as a symbol of our respect.
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