By Hunter H.R. No. 633 75R12062 JTR-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, On April 22, 1997, Rotary International's Japanese 1-2 Group Study Exchange (GSE) team will be in Austin as part of their 1-3 tour of Central Texas' Rotary District 5870, and it is indeed a 1-4 pleasure and a privilege to welcome them to the Lone Star State at 1-5 this time; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Sponsored by The Rotary Foundation, the GSE program 1-7 promotes international understanding through personal contact 1-8 between citizens of different nations, and members of the American 1-9 GSE team that visited Japan in November 1996 will act as hosts for 1-10 the Japanese team during their stay in Texas; and 1-11 WHEREAS, The accomplished men and women who constitute the 1-12 Japanese team bring a wealth of professional experience to this 1-13 exciting endeavor, and their hosts will greatly benefit from their 1-14 time with the group, which includes Ikuko Fujii of Chofu, 1-15 Shimonoseki; Koichi Okada of Hiroshima; and Naoko Kusu, Hideki 1-16 Sugihara, and team leader Kunihiro Toyota, all of Fukuyama; and 1-17 WHEREAS, While traveling the Hill Country, these 1-18 distinguished visitors will share their viewpoints and expertise 1-19 with their Texan counterparts, and in doing so they will forge 1-20 greater bonds of understanding as well as gain valuable insight 1-21 into the workings of business around the world; now, therefore, be 1-22 it 1-23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 1-24 Legislature hereby welcome the members of Rotary International's 2-1 Japanese Group Study Exchange team to the Texas State Capitol and 2-2 extend to them sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and successful 2-3 visit; and, be it further 2-4 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared 2-5 for the members of the team as an expression of high regard by the 2-6 Texas House of Representatives.