| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution honoring Jorge L. Arrizurieta. |
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Jorge L. Arrizurieta, appointed by Governor Jeb |
| 5 | Bush in June 2003 to lead efforts to have the Free Trade Area of |
| 6 | the Americas Secretariat sited in Miami-Dade, raised substantial |
| 7 | public and private funds and worked closely with leaders in the |
| 8 | state, in Washington, and throughout the hemisphere urging |
| 9 | ratification of trade agreements and hosting trade negotiation |
| 10 | rounds between the United States and Panama in Tampa and the |
| 11 | United States and Andean nations in Miami, and |
| 12 | WHEREAS, prior to his having assumed the presidency of the |
| 13 | Florida Free Trade Area of the Americas, Mr. Arrizurieta was the |
| 14 | nation's Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American |
| 15 | Development Bank and more recently was appointed by Governor |
| 16 | Bush to the Board of Governors of the State University System |
| 17 | and by Miami-Dade County to the Miami-Dade County Public Health |
| 18 | Trust, a few examples from a list of credits dating back to 1988 |
| 19 | when he was a member of President George H. W. Bush's transition |
| 20 | team, and |
| 21 | WHEREAS, Mr. Arrizurieta has been honored with an |
| 22 | assortment of awards and recognitions, including the |
| 23 | International Achievement Award given by the World Trade Center |
| 24 | Miami and the International Business Achievement Award from the |
| 25 | Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce and having been |
| 26 | included in the April 2005 issue of "South Florida CEO" magazine |
| 27 | as one of the area's most powerful leaders helping to shape the |
| 28 | present and future of that community, and |
| 29 | WHEREAS, perhaps the trophies most treasured by Jorge L. |
| 30 | Arrizurieta and Mari, his wife, both esteemed natives of Miami, |
| 31 | are their children, twins Alexia Sophia and Alec J. and younger |
| 32 | son Sebastian Andres, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 34 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 35 | Florida: |
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| 37 | That the House of Representatives expresses sincere |
| 38 | gratitude to Jorge L. Arrizurieta for his accomplishments as |
| 39 | President of the Florida Free Trade Area of the Americas, for |
| 40 | his contributions to the economic growth of the state, and for |
| 41 | helping to promote Florida throughout the Americas. |
| 42 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 43 | presented to Jorge L. Arrizurieta as a tangible token of the |
| 44 | sentiments expressed herein. |