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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Rosemary Macko
4Wisnosky on being installed as the honorary consul of Slovakia
5in the Chicago area; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The president of Slovakia, Ivan Gasparovic, went
7to the Krasa Center at Benedictine University on May 21, 2012,
8to install Naperville resident Rosemary Macko Wisnosky as
9honorary consul of Slovakia; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Her selection for the position is reflective of
11her role in the formation of the Sister Cities partnership that
12was forged between Naperville and Nitra, Slovakia, and
13formalized 20 years ago next year; and
 
14    WHEREAS, In addition to Ivan Gasparovic and Rosemary Macko
15Wisnosky, speakers at the event included Benedictine
16University President William Carroll, U.S. Representative Judy
17Biggert, Peter Burian, ambassador of Slovakia to the U.S., and
18Miroslav Lajcak, Slovakia's minister of Foreign Affairs; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Rosemary Wisnosky is a long serving Benedictine
20University trustee and an advocate and supporter of Slovakia;
21and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The evening also included an exhibit of artwork by
23 prominent Slovak artists as well as music performed by Benet
3Academy and Benedictine University students and by a
4Chicago-based Slovak folk ensemble, known as Veselica; and
 
5    WHEREAS, In the role of honorary consul, Rosemary Wisnosky
6will help organize official Slovak visits, develop Slovak
7commercial, economic, and tourist events, extend assistance to
8scientists, artists, journalists, teachers, students, and
9assist citizens of the Slovak Republic abroad who find
10themselves "in distress" as defined by international law;
11therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14we congratulate Rosemary Macko Wisnosky on her installation as
15honorary consul of Slovakia and wish her well in her future
16endeavors; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18presented to Rosemary Macko Wisnosky as a symbol of our respect
19and esteem.