2015 -- H 6230 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
WELCOMING THE HONORABLE ORLANDO JOSÉ COGOLLO TORRES, MAYOR OF | |
THE MUNICIPALITY OF ARJONA, COLOMBIA, AND HIS EMINENT DELEGATION TO | |
THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Tobon, Melo, Abney, Amore, and Blazejewski | |
Date Introduced: May 21, 2015 | |
Referred To: House read and passed | |
1 | WHEREAS, A community that welcomes all who live and make their homes there is the |
2 | epitome of America's deepest values of freedom and equality, and opens the door to this nation's |
3 | greatest aspirations and prospects for prosperity and economic growth; and |
4 | WHEREAS, In business and commerce, education and government, descendants and |
5 | immigrants of Colombia have prospered and added greatly to the vibrancy of our state, our |
6 | economy, and our neighborhoods. Today, Rhode Island has more than 8,000 residents of |
7 | Colombian descent; and |
8 | WHEREAS, The Honorable Orlando José Cogollo Torres, Mayor of the Municipality of |
9 | Arjona, Colombia, and his delegation have come to Rhode Island to build and strengthen ties with |
10 | the City of Pawtucket as well as our state, through understanding, cooperation, and friendship; |
11 | and |
12 | WHEREAS, Arjona is a municipality located in northern Colombia and has a population |
13 | of roughly the same size as Pawtucket. With goals not unlike the leaders of cities and towns |
14 | across Rhode Island, Mayor Torres endeavors to work for the betterment of his community and |
15 | his country; now, therefore be it |
16 | RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
17 | Providence Plantations hereby warmly welcomes the Honorable Orlando José Cogollo Torres, |
18 | Mayor of the Municipality of Arjona, Colombia, and his delegation to the Rhode Island State |
19 | House. We are honored to have them join us; and be it further |
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1 | RESOLVED, That this House hereby applauds the spirit of unity between the leaders of |
2 | the Municipality of Arjona and the City of Pawtucket and their goal of building stronger |
3 | communities through Sister City alliances and partnerships of cooperation and friendship; and be |
4 | it further |
5 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
6 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Honorable Orlando José Cogollo Torres, |
7 | Mayor of the Municipality of Arjona, Colombia. |
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