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Senate
Resolution 1326
By:
Senators Wiles of the 37th, Rogers of the 21st, Hill of the 32nd, Thompson of
the 33rd and Stoner of the 6th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
the Sister City Program and recognizing the partnership between Cobb County,
Georgia, and Seongdong-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Sister Cities Program is designed to connect communities on a personal
level; and
WHEREAS,
the program is a nonprofit citizen diplomacy network governed by a 24 member
elected board of directors; and
WHEREAS,
the Sister Cities Program´s strives to build global cooperation at the
local level, to promote cultural understanding, and to stimulate economic
development; and
WHEREAS,
other goals of the program include developing partnerships between U.S. cities,
counties, and states with similar jurisdictions in other nations, providing
opportunities to experience and explore other cultures, and creating
environments through which communities can creatively solve problems through
reciprocal exchanges; and
WHEREAS,
Cobb County, Georgia, and Seongdong-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea have entered
into a Sister City relationship and hope to build a cultural partnership that
will last for generations to come.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
the Sister Cities Program and recognizing the partnership entered into by Cobb
County, Georgia and Seongdong-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Cobb County, Georgia and
Seongdong-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.