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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY BLACK AND BOSWELL 1 3 A Senate Resolution honoring the Honorable Teng-Hui Lee, 1 4 President of the Republic of China. 1 5 WHEREAS, Iowa established a sister-state 1 6 relationship with the Taiwan Province of the Republic 1 7 of China on September 25, 1989, and Taiwan is a valued 1 8 trading partner of the United States and the State of 1 9 Iowa; and 1 10 WHEREAS, the Honorable Teng-Hui Lee garnered over 1 11 5.8 million votes, or 54 percent of the total ballots 1 12 cast, a landslide victory in his reelection on March 1 13 23, 1996, as the President of the Republic of China; 1 14 and 1 15 WHEREAS, this victory in the Republic of China's 1 16 first direct presidential election must be viewed as a 1 17 resounding show of support for Teng-Hui Lee's 1 18 leadership skills and high personal character; and 1 19 WHEREAS, President Teng-Hui Lee is a graduate of 1 20 Iowa State University of Science and Technology, 1 21 having received his master's degree from that 1 22 prestigious academic institution in 1953; and 1 23 WHEREAS, the citizens of Iowa are justifiably proud 1 24 of the accomplishments of Teng-Hui Lee, for his 1 25 leadership in the creation of the Republic of China's 1 26 market-based economic system, and the creation of an 1 27 open, democratic political system; and 1 28 WHEREAS, Iowans are proud of Teng-Hui Lee's many 1 29 accomplishments, his Iowa State University academic 1 30 "roots", and his exemplary role as a leader in the 2 1 free world; NOW THEREFORE, 2 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That President Teng- 2 3 Hui Lee be designated an "Honorary Citizen" of the 2 4 State of Iowa, and be blessed with health, wisdom, 2 5 peace, and goodwill for time to come; and 2 6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage, an 2 7 official copy of this Resolution be sent to President 2 8 Teng-Hui Lee in Taipei, Taiwan. 2 9 LSB 4444SS 76 2 10 kah/cf/24
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