1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 719 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-4 recognizing Francisco Roux-Lopez, who is leaving his post as the 1-5 Consul General of Mexico, for his outstanding work in the Austin 1-6 community; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Born in Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico, 1-8 Francisco Roux-Lopez holds a master's degree from El Colegio 1-9 de Mexico and studied for a doctorate degree at the Ecole d'etudes 1-10 des Sciences Politiques de la Universite de Paris from 1964 to 1966; 1-11 he is married to Maria Lopez de Roux; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Francisco has served as a member of the Mexican 1-13 Foreign Service since 1966; his wide-ranging experience has 1-14 included serving in the Mexican Embassy in France and as the 1-15 Deputy Representative of Mexico for the Organization of American 1-16 States; he was the Acting Chief of Protocol for the Ministry of 1-17 Foreign Relations from 1980 to 1985; and 1-18 WHEREAS, He was Minister to the Mexican Embassy in Belgium 1-19 and Luxembourg and Representative of Mexico to the European Union 1-20 from 1985 to 1989; he was the Special Advisor for the Ministry 1-21 of Foreign Relations from 1980 to 1985 and Director of the 1-22 United Nations System from 1991 to 1992; he was promoted to the 1-23 position of Consul General in 1992; and 1-24 WHEREAS, Francisco served as Consul General of Mexico in 2-1 Sydney, Australia, and in McAllen, Texas, before becoming the 2-2 Special Advisor to the General Director of the Mexican Communities 2-3 Abroad Program for the Ministry of Foreign Relations in 1996; 2-4 he was appointed Consul General of Mexico for Austin, Texas, on 2-5 March 20, 1998; and 2-6 WHEREAS, During his tenure as Consul General for Austin, 2-7 Francisco Roux-Lopez has served with distinction, and his wealth 2-8 of experience and expertise have been of great benefit to the 2-9 Austin community; and 2-10 WHEREAS, Noted for his dedication to his work, Mr. Roux-Lopez 2-11 has handled his far-reaching responsibilities with exceptional 2-12 alacrity and sound judgment; and 2-13 WHEREAS, An exemplary and distinguished gentleman, 2-14 Francisco Roux-Lopez is respected by his colleagues in the Mexican 2-15 Foreign Service and the citizens of Austin, and his presence in 2-16 Austin as Consul General of Mexico will be greatly missed; now, 2-17 therefore, be it 2-18 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-19 76th Legislature, hereby commend Francisco Roux-Lopez on his 2-20 superior work as Consul General of Mexico for Austin and his many 2-21 contributions to the Austin community and extend best wishes to him 2-22 for the future; and, be it further 2-23 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared 2-24 for Francisco Roux-Lopez as an expression of esteem from the 2-25 Texas Senate. 2-26 Barrientos, Shapleigh 3-1 ______________________________________ 3-2 President of the Senate 3-3 I hereby certify that the above 3-4 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-5 on April 22, 1999. 3-6 ______________________________________ 3-7 Secretary of the Senate 3-8 ______________________________________ 3-9 Member, Texas Senate 3-10 ______________________________________ 3-11 Member, Texas Senate