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  H.R. No. 805
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Ambassador John Bruton, Head of the Delegation of
  the Commission of the European Community in the United States of
  America, is visiting Texas, and this occasion provides a welcome
  opportunity to honor the many achievements of this admired
  political leader and statesman; and
         WHEREAS, A native of Ireland who was educated at University
  College Dublin, Ambassador Bruton was first elected to the Irish
  Parliament in 1969 at age 22; over the ensuing decades, he held a
  number of important government positions, including minister for
  finance, minister for industry and energy, and minister for trade,
  commerce, and tourism; and
         WHEREAS, In 1990, he became the leader of the Fine Gael Party,
  and when he led the party into government in 1994, he took office as
  Ireland's prime minister; during the three years that he guided the
  government, he helped bring about the phenomenal economic growth
  that earned the country the nickname of "Celtic Tiger"; in
  addition, he was instrumental in a number of other important
  developments, including negotiations that led to the Good Friday
  Agreement of 1998 that has eased tensions in Northern Ireland; and
         WHEREAS, Ambassador Bruton's involvement with the European
  Union began during his tenure as prime minister, and he later served
  as a leading member of the convention that drafted the proposed
  European Constitution; in 1999, he became one of the 10 vice
  presidents of the European People's Party and continued in that
  role until 2004, when he was appointed the head of the EU Commission
  to the United States; and
         WHEREAS, Since beginning his work in Washington, D.C.,
  Ambassador Bruton has consulted with the United States president,
  members of congress, and other senior political and business
  figures, and his skilled diplomacy has helped foster cooperation
  between the EU and the United States on a range of urgent issues;
  these endeavors, as well as his many other impressive
  accomplishments, have distinguished John Bruton as a leader of rare
  ability, and it is an honor to welcome him to the State of Texas;
  now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to Ambassador John Bruton, Head of
  the Delegation of the Commission of the European Community in the
  United States of America and extend to him sincere best wishes for a
  productive and enjoyable visit to the Lone Star State; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Ambassador Bruton as an expression of high regard by
  the Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Branch
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Peña
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 805 was adopted by the House on March
  16, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House