By:  Ellis                                            S.R. No. 1147
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, Since 1956, when the sister city concept and other
    1-3  international cooperation programs were initiated as a means to
    1-4  peace and communication between nations, the presidents of the
    1-5  United States of America have continued to extend their support
    1-6  to such goals and methods that are intended to establish foreign
    1-7  friendships; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, Such an exchange of ideas, in the spirit of
    1-9  fellowship, offers the broadening of perspective needed in
   1-10  today's smaller and smaller world, where we are all becoming
   1-11  close neighbors; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, The people of both the Republic of Ghana and the
   1-13  State of Texas have struggled to achieve liberty, industry, and
   1-14  commerce; both contain a number of groups which provide much
   1-15  cultural diversity, are highly ranked agricultural producers, have
   1-16  ocean margins and access to world-wide shipping, and are vitally
   1-17  interested in developing the kind of diversified economies which
   1-18  provide stabilization in rapidly changing world markets; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, Friendship, education, cultural exchange, and
   1-20  commerce are of great benefit to both the Republic of Ghana and
   1-21  to the State of Texas and provide a happy medium of mutual interest;
   1-22  now, therefore, be it
   1-23        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-1  74th Legislature, hereby reaffirm ties of friendship with the
    2-2  Republic of Ghana; and, be it further
    2-3        RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be prepared for the
    2-4  government of the Republic of Ghana as an expression of our sincere
    2-5  desire to join hands across the ocean and bring the peoples of our
    2-6  two societies closer together in a harmonious relationship of
    2-7  trans-Atlantic good will.
    2-8                               ______________________________________
    2-9                                       President of the Senate
   2-10                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-11                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-12                               on May 23, 1995.
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   2-14                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-15                               ______________________________________
   2-16                                        Member, Texas Senate