By Greenberg                                           H.R. No. 395
       74R8264 NBM-F
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The American Council of Young Political Leaders
    1-2  (ACYPL) is a nonprofit, bipartisan educational exchange association
    1-3  that has as its mission to enhance foreign policy understanding
    1-4  among rising political leaders around the world and to help them
    1-5  gain valuable experience and expertise; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, The ACYPL has conducted more than 500 exchange
    1-7  programs that have enabled participants to directly observe
    1-8  elections and political processes in other nations; since its
    1-9  founding in 1966, more than 3,000 delegates from the United States
   1-10  and approximately 70 other nations have participated in these
   1-11  exchanges; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, The cornerstone of ACYPL's education efforts, the
   1-13  bilateral exchange program provides opportunities for in-depth
   1-14  experience in foreign political and policy issues and personal
   1-15  relationships with the foreign leaders of tomorrow; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, This remarkable organization also sponsors a
   1-17  biennial U.S.  Election Study Program and conducts annual
   1-18  conferences in which political leaders gather with their peers from
   1-19  around the globe to directly observe the American political process
   1-20  at the local, state, and national levels; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, These programs have helped many public servants and
   1-22  public policy makers reach their professional goals; the many
   1-23  successful alumni of ACYPL include such notable and diverse figures
   1-24  as Bruce Babbitt, U.S.  secretary of the interior, and Pat
    2-1  Buchanan, political commentator and former presidential candidate;
    2-2  and
    2-3        WHEREAS, On March 13, 1995, the city of Austin will welcome
    2-4  10 up-and-coming young leaders from Mexico who will be in the Lone
    2-5  Star State to learn about the American political process as part of
    2-6  an ACYPL exchange; and
    2-7        WHEREAS, It is with great pleasure that the people of Texas
    2-8  welcome Nohelia Linares Gonzales, Osvelia "Arellano" Lopez, Fred
    2-9  Alvarez Palafox, Jose Aamauri Cuauhtemoc Garcia, Enrique Esquivel
   2-10  Fernandez, Jose Espina Von Roehrich, Jose Salvador Guerrero
   2-11  Chipres, Rafael Lagos Inoriza, Rafael Montesinos Carrera, and Carlo
   2-12  Ivan Rivera Cruz; now, therefore, be it
   2-13        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-14  Legislature hereby commend the American Council of Young Political
   2-15  Leaders for its outstanding contributions towards political
   2-16  education and extend a warm welcome to these young ambassadors from
   2-17  Mexico; and, be it further
   2-18        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-19  prepared for these exceptional individuals representing the
   2-20  American Council of Young Political Leaders as an expression of
   2-21  high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.