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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING THE HONORABLE NICK PERRY ON BEING CONFIRMED AS THE

1ST JAMAICAN-BORN PERSON TO BE NAMED AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY

AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO JAMAICA

     Introduced By: Representatives Ranglin-Vassell, Abney, Diaz, Tobon, Morales, Giraldo,
Alzate, Felix, Shekarchi, and Blazejewski

     Date Introduced: March 17, 2022

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Recommended by Senate Majority Leader, Charles Schumer, and

nominated by President Biden, New York State Assemblyman Nick Perry has been confirmed as

the 1st Jamaican-born person to serve as United States Ambassador to the Caribbean island nation

of Jamaica; and

     WHEREAS, Nick Perry was born and spent his early years in St. Andrew, Jamaica. He

immigrated to Brooklyn in 1971, and volunteered for service in the United States Army. Upon his

honorable discharge, he attained his degree from Brooklyn College; and

     WHEREAS, Shortly after graduating, Mr. Perry began what would become a lifetime of

service, initially as a community organizer and soon thereafter, he was appointed to the local

Community Board and subsequently elected to serve as Chair. He served five consecutive terms

on the Brooklyn Borough; and

     WHEREAS, In 1992, the Honorable Nick Perry was elected as an Assemblyman in the

New York State Legislature, a position he held for three decades, and during which time he

served as the assistant Speaker Pro Tempore of the Assembly and was a regional Vice Chairman

of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators; and

     WHEREAS, In 2018, the Honorable Nick Perry was named the Legislator of the Year by

the National Black Caucus of State Legislators and has been honored numerous times throughout

his illustrious career by the New York Civil Liberties Union, the New York State Association of

Black and Puerto Rican Legislators, and many others; and

     WHEREAS, Through his accomplished career, the Honorable Nick Perry has

"demonstrated ability to work across diverse communities to build consensus on issues of social

importance" and possesses a deep "personal understanding of the immigrant experience and the

promise of America" which have ultimately made him eminently worthy and qualified to serve as

Ambassador to Jamaica; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

congratulates the Honorable Nick Perry on being named Ambassador Extraordinary and

Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Jamaica. We wish him the best of health and

continued success in his new appointment; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the United States Ambassador to Jamaica Nick

Perry.

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