H.R. No. 1872

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Distinguished foreign ambassadors taking part in
	the U.S. State Department's Experience America program are
	visiting the State Capitol on May 14, 2013; and
	WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Capricia Marshall, chief of
	protocol of the United States, Experience America introduces
	ambassadors posted in Washington, D.C., to cities and neighborhoods
	across the nation, showcasing life in the United States outside the
	Beltway; and
	WHEREAS, The program helps to build relationships, encourage
	investment and trade, and foster dialogue between the ambassadors
	and government, business, cultural, and academic leaders in the
	communities they visit; these interactions play a vital role in
	strengthening the bonds between the United States and other
	countries and encourage, in President Barack Obama's words, "new
	beginnings based on mutual respect and understanding"; and
	WHEREAS, Since the inception of Experience America four years
	ago, members of the diplomatic corps have traveled to Alaska,
	Atlanta, Arkansas, Chicago, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Wyoming;
	these trips have yielded tangible results benefiting the United
	States and countries abroad, including the development by Delta
	Airlines of a direct flight from Atlanta to South Africa, the
	signing of a memorandum of cooperation between a Lithuanian
	business delegation and the Port of New Orleans, and the visit of an
	Iraqi delegation to Chicago to discuss trade opportunities; and
	WHEREAS, By sharing America's richly diverse cultures and
	communities, Experience America provides the chiefs of diplomatic
	missions a deeper understanding of our country's values,
	traditions, and history, and it is hoped that as a result of this
	program, the links between this state and the nations represented
	here today will multiply and flourish in the years ahead; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby welcome these distinguished ambassadors to the
	State Capitol and extend to them sincere best wishes for a most
	rewarding and enjoyable visit; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
	for the ambassadors as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Strama
	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1872 was adopted by the House on May 8,
	2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House