Bill Text: GA HR1442 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

Georgia House Resolution 1442 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Aviran, Opher; Consul General; commend and invite to House

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-02-17 - House Passed/Adopted [HR1442 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HR1442-Introduced.html

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House Resolution 1442

By: Representatives Wilkinson of the 52nd, Ashe of the 56th, Stephens of the 164th, Jacobs of the 80th, Abrams of the 84th, and others

A RESOLUTION

Commending Consul General Opher Aviran and inviting him to be recognized by the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Consul General Opher Aviran was appointed in August of 2010 to serve as the Consul General of Israel to the Southeastern United States; and

WHEREAS, Consul General Aviran, through his warm relationships with the Governor of Georgia and members of the Georgia General Assembly, has promoted political and strategic cooperation between the State of Israel and the State of Georgia; and

WHEREAS, he has worked to further the economic ties between the State of Israel and the State of Georgia in the fields of health care, water technology, defense, and homeland security; and

WHEREAS, Consul General Aviran has bolstered the historical bond between African American and Jewish communities through the establishment of the African American Israel Partnership (AAIP); and

WHEREAS, he has strengthened the collaboration between Georgia's academic institutions and leading universities in Israel; and

WHEREAS, he joined Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983, and has since served as the Second Secretary, Deputy Chief of Mission at the embassy in Rangoon, Burma; Cultural and Scientific Affairs Attache at the Embassy of Israel in The Hague, Netherlands; and Counselor, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Israeli Embassy in Canberra, Australia; and

WHEREAS, he has worked in Israel in a variety of high level national security positions, including an appointment as Director of the Jordanian, Syrian, and Lebanese Affairs Department in Jerusalem in 1999, and Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the Israel Defense Forces Planning Branch in Tel Aviv in 2004; and

WHEREAS, Consul General Aviran spent several years overseeing the professional development of his colleagues as Director of the Cadet Course within the Foreign Ministry's Training Division, and also was Director of Personal Training for Israel's Senior and Junior Diplomatic Training Program; and

WHEREAS, he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from Hebrew University in Jerusalem and a master's degree in political science with a specialty in National Security Studies from the University of Haifa and National Defense College; and

WHEREAS, he is united in love and marriage to Talyah, and is blessed with three remarkable daughters, Adi, Noa, and Reut; and

WHEREAS, Consul General Opher Aviran hopes to promote political and strategic cooperation between the State of Israel and the Southeast United States, furthering opportunities to grow economic and commercial partnerships; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the extraordinary accomplishments of this distinguished gentleman be appropriately recognized.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the special friendship between Georgia and Israel, express their appreciation to Consul General Opher Aviran for his efforts to promote economic and commercial partnerships between the two nations, and invite him to be recognized by the House of Representatives at a date and time designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Consul General Opher Aviran.