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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE RESOLUTION 1 3 BY CHAIRPERSON DELUHERY) 1 4 A Senate Resolution honoring the memory and efforts of 1 5 United States Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown. 1 6 WHEREAS, Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown served as 1 7 United States Secretary of Commerce prior to his tragic death 1 8 and the deaths of the members of the business delegation and 1 9 flight crew while on a mission to develop trade and investment 1 10 opportunities for American businesses and to assist in the 1 11 rebuilding of the economies of Bosnia and Croatia; and 1 12 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown led the transformation of America 1 13 into an export superpower, leading the creation of the first- 1 14 ever national export strategy to assist United States 1 15 companies in realizing their export potential, translating 1 16 that strategy into results by winning over $80 billion of 1 17 foreign contracts for United States businesses; and 1 18 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown, as the nation's first African- 1 19 American Secretary of Commerce, demonstrated again and again 1 20 that America's diversity is America's strength, by fighting 1 21 for resources to help minority businesses expand, by promoting 1 22 diversity at the Department of Commerce, and by solidifying 1 23 the trade ties between a diverse America and new, emerging 1 24 markets in South Africa, the Middle East, Ireland, Latin 1 25 America, Asia, and Central Europe; and 1 26 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown championed the role of civilian 1 27 technology as a critical ingredient of United States success 1 28 in the global marketplace by entering into more than 220 1 29 public-private partnerships through the Advanced Technology 1 30 Program to ensure that America remains the world's technology 1 31 leader; and 1 32 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown spurred the growth of the emerging 1 33 information superhighway, while ensuring that it reaches 1 34 schools, hospitals, cities, and farms; and 1 35 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown promoted sustainable development, 2 1 encouraging both economic growth and environmental protection 2 2 by rebuilding depleted fisheries, boosting the export of 2 3 environmental technologies, and modernizing our nation's 2 4 weather service; and 2 5 WHEREAS, upon becoming Secretary of Commerce, Secretary 2 6 Brown visited Iowa and examined the joint technology transfer 2 7 programs at Iowa State University and Des Moines Area 2 8 Community College, which combine the resources of private 2 9 industry, educational institutions, and the federal government 2 10 to accomplish technology transfer objectives; and 2 11 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown was the lead person in President 2 12 Clinton's administration who successfully implemented the 2 13 transfer of funds from the more expensive Department of 2 14 Defense programs to the university-private industry 2 15 partnership program; and 2 16 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown was a strong proponent of export 2 17 programs, and as a member of cabinet-level interagency 2 18 committees, supported export programs in both the Commerce 2 19 Commercial Services programs and the Small Business 2 20 Administration programs which have helped Iowa businesses to 2 21 utilize the services of state agencies and the United States 2 22 Department of Commerce office in Des Moines to increase 2 23 exports; and 2 24 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown, prior to his service as Secretary 2 25 of Commerce, also served his country with distinction and 2 26 great effectiveness in the Bureau of Export Administration, 2 27 the Economic Development Administration, the International 2 28 Trade Administration, the Economic and Statistics 2 29 Administration, the Minority Business Development Agency, the 2 30 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National 2 31 Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Patent 2 32 and Trademark Office, and the United States Travel and Tourism 2 33 Administration; NOW THEREFORE, 2 34 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That tribute be paid to the 2 35 memory of Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown, and that he 3 1 be recognized posthumously for his many contributions to the 3 2 citizens of this state and the country; and 3 3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate 3 4 prepare an official copy of this Resolution for presentation 3 5 to Secretary Brown's wife, Alma Brown. 3 6 LSB 4455SC 76 3 7 mj/sc/14
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