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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives welcome His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias
4Sahle-Selassie on the occasion of his first visit to the
5Chicagoland area to speak at the DuSable Museum of African
6American History and the Chicago Southland on June 29, 2014;
7and
 
8    WHEREAS, Prince Ermias will deliver a presentation on the
9ancient biblical legacies of his historic family, including
10excerpts from a presentation made at the Library of Congress in
112010 entitled "The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty and the
12Throne of David in Ethiopia"; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Prince Ermias' visit seeks to renew and establish
14the bonds of friendship and cooperation with civic, business,
15and religious leaders in the African-American community, much
16as his grandfather did before him; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Prince Ermias' visit occurs on the 60th
18anniversary of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I's 1954
19visit to Chicago; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Continuing a legacy of service and humanitarian
21works, Prince Ermias was a recipient of the ISSA Silver Star

 

 

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1Award for Outstanding Contributions to Strategic Progress
2Through Humanitarian Achievement by the International
3Strategic Studies Association for his work for Ethiopian
4refugees in Africa; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Prince Ermias serves on many charitable boards,
6foundations, and commissions, emblematic of a familial legacy
7of service; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10we welcome His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie
11and Princess Saba Kebede to the State of Illinois and wish them
12well in their future endeavors and future visits to the region;
13and be it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15presented to His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias
16Sahle-Selassie as an expression of our respect and esteem.