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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 132
	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes
great pleasure in welcoming to Austin the students from
Buenos Aires, Argentina, who are participating in the Fundacion 
Universitaria del Rio de la Plata program at the Institute of 
Latin American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin; and
	WHEREAS, A private, nonprofit institution created in
1970 by a group of young university graduates, the Fundacion 
Universitaria del Rio de la Plata is directed toward preparing 
graduate students of great promise for national leadership and 
toward widening their perspective on national and international 
affairs; and
	WHEREAS, The activities of Fundacion Universitaria
del Rio de la Plata have been generously supported by private 
corporations and institutions, including American firms that 
have interests in Argentina; and
	WHEREAS, Since its establishment, Fundacion Universitaria 
del Rio de la Plata has organized seminars in the United States 
that have provided hundreds of young university students and 
graduates from all over Argentina with the opportunity to further 
their knowledge and insight; and
	WHEREAS, The 16 outstanding students who are participating 
in the 2003 Fundacion Universitaria del Rio de la Plata program 
at the Institute of Latin American Studies have been selected on 
the basis of their potential as young leaders; and
	WHEREAS, It is a distinct honor for the Texas Senate to 
recognize these young men and women who will become the future 
leaders of their country:  María Gracia Andía, Juan Pedro Brandi, 
Mateo José Busaniche, Alejandra Noemí Cejas, Carlos Marcelo 
D'Amico, Diego Luis Frossasco, Nicolás Lisandro Gianelloni, 
Waldo A. Griffiths, Matías Novoa Haidar, Andrea Jessica Nessim, 
Romina Valeria Ordoñez, Juan Manuel Eberle Patterson,
Rodrigo Aybar Perlender, Santiago Sinópoli, Jorge Leonardo 
Ugarte, and Sebastián Vigilero; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
78th Legislature, hereby commend these dedicated individuals who 
are broadening their education in order to better understand the 
problems of their society and to prepare for their roles as 
national leaders; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be presented to 
them as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
                                                                      Barrientos




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on February 10, 2003.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



________________________________ 
     Member, Texas Senate