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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Thomas T.S. Cheng, 
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director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office 
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(TECO) in Chicago, on being named the Representative of the 
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Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Helsinki, Finland; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Cheng became the director general of 
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TECO-Chicago on August 5, 2003; he earned a B.A. degree from 
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National Chengchi University, an M.A. degree from National 
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Taiwan University, and an M.S. degree from the Edmund A. Walsh 
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School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He joined the ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 
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1971; he was secretary general of the Ministry of Foreign 
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Affairs before he came to Chicago; he also served as director 
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general of TECO in Boston and Toronto, Canada; and

 
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    WHEREAS, His duties in Chicago included promoting the 
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general relations, including those related to the economy, 
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culture, education, technology, and trade between Taiwan and 
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the midwest states and enhancing democracy and human rights; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, He also invited delegations of leaders from the 
 


 






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midwestern state legislatures to Taiwan; he organized an 
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agricultural goodwill delegation from Taiwan to visit 
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Illinois; he promoted the exchange of Chinese language 
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education; and he successfully earned the support of the State 
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of Illinois and the General Assembly; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He and his wife left Chicago on January 29, 2009 
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to begin his new post as the Representative of the Taipei 
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Economic and Cultural Office in Helsinki, Finland; therefore, 
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be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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again congratulate Thomas Cheng and wish him the best in his 
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future endeavors; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Thomas T.S. Cheng as a symbol of our respect and 
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esteem.