08-R276

2008 -- S 3076

Enacted 06/05/06

 

 

S E N A T E  R E S O L U T I O N

WELCOMING THE INDONESIAN POLITICAL LEADERS DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF YOUNG POLITICAL LEADERS TO THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     

     Introduced By: Senators Connors, Pichardo, J Montalbano, C Levesque, and Walaska

     Date Introduced: June 05, 2008

 

     WHEREAS, The American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) is a non-profit,

bipartisan organization, founded in 1966 to foster "relations between the next generation of

political leaders in the United States and their counterparts around the world"; and

      WHEREAS, This year, the ACYPL is hosting a delegation from Indonesia on a political

study tour of Washington, D.C., Rhode Island, and Nebraska; and

      WHEREAS, Indonesia's Delegation visiting Rhode Island includes Mr. Abdurrahman

Abubakar, Chairman of the Gorontalo Province Prosperous Justice Party, Mr. Arif Noor

Hartanto, Chairman of the Yogyakarta City House of Representatives and member of the

National Mandate Party, Mr. Teguh Juwarno, Vice Secretary General of the National Mandate

Party, Ms. Tursiana Setyohapsari, Chairperson of the United Democratic Nationhood Party, Ms.

Dewa Ayu Putu Sriwiguna Wati, Deputy Chairperson of the Bali Province Golkar Party, Ms. Esti

Wijayati, Member of the Special Province of Yogyakarta House of Representatives and of the

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Faction, and Mr. Munawar Liza Zainal, Mayor

of Sabang City, Aceh Province and of the Free Aceh Movement; and 

     WHEREAS, This political study program is funded in part by a grant from the United

States Department of State, in order to encourage "participants to learn diplomatic skills, engage

in dialogue on bilateral issues, and forge professional relationships through the unique access they

receive from the political leadership of the nation they visit"; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby welcomes Indonesia's Delegation of Young Political Leaders to our beautiful Ocean State.

We sincerely hope our mutual participation in this wonderful program will foster stronger ties

between our future leaders and our countries; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Indonesian Political Leaders Delegation.

     

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