Bill Text: TX HR176 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Nepal.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-15 - Reported enrolled [HR176 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR176-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Nepal.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-15 - Reported enrolled [HR176 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR176-Introduced.html
By: Meza | H.R. No. 176 |
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WHEREAS, The United States and Nepal have enjoyed a strong | ||
and productive friendship for 75 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, On April 25, 1947, the U.S. became the second | ||
country to establish diplomatic relations with Nepal; Nepal opened | ||
its embassy in Washington, D.C., in 1958, and the American Embassy | ||
in Kathmandu began operations the following year; and | ||
WHEREAS, Many Americans and Nepalis have formed | ||
people-to-people connections through educational and cultural | ||
exchanges; in 2018, Nepal ranked among the top 12 sources of | ||
overseas students in the U.S., and the number of Americans studying | ||
in Nepal has increased as well; the beauty and cultural wealth of | ||
Nepal have drawn people from all over the world to the country, and | ||
Americans are a major contributor to its vibrant tourist industry; | ||
the U.S. Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation has invested | ||
nearly $4 million over the past two decades in 25 projects in Nepal; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, For generations, the United States and Nepal have | ||
worked together in behalf of shared goals and democratic values, | ||
and the bonds of friendship continue to strengthen with the passing | ||
of the years; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of the | ||
establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and | ||
Nepal. |