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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 418
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WHEREAS, Karen Shira retired from the United Nations |
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Information Center in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 2021, |
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drawing to a close more than a quarter century of service to the |
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organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her exemplary 25-year tenure |
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with the UN Information Center, Mrs. Shira worked closely with |
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four secretaries general of the UN, helping to coordinate their |
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visits to Washington to meet with the president and other |
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high-ranking federal officials; in addition, she oversaw the |
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office's accounting, financial, and human resources functions, |
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and in recent years she was responsible for hiring and mentoring |
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members of its renowned internship program; she also was a key |
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player in three large lease renegotiations; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Shira began her career with the finance |
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department of the Town of Herndon, Virginia, and worked for a |
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time as an accountant in the private sector; in 1983, she |
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graduated from the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training |
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Academy at the top of her class and became a deputy sheriff with |
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the Fairfax County Sheriff's Department; she later played a vital |
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role in establishing the accounting practices of the State |
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Justice Institute in Alexandria, Virginia; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Shira has enjoyed the |
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love and support of her husband, James, as well as that of her |
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three sons; the Shiras recently moved to Fort Worth to be close to |
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their family; and |
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WHEREAS, Karen Shira's dedication, hard work, and |
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commitment to excellence have greatly benefited the mission of |
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the United Nations and earned her the respect and admiration of |
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her colleagues, and she may indeed reflect with pride on a career |
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well spent as she embarks upon the next exciting chapter of her |
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life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Karen Shira on her retirement |
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from the United Nations Information Center and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Shira as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Powell |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 17, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |