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GA HR1008

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/15/2022

Primary Sponsor

Angelika Kausche

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021-2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reaffirms the friendship and cooperation between the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Georgia, recognizing their historical ties and shared values dating back to Germany's first consulate in Atlanta in 1904
  • Germany is Georgia's fourth largest trading partner, and Georgia is Germany's fifth largest trading partner in the U.S., with 513 German companies employing more than 250,000 Georgian workers and 58 Georgian companies operating in Germany
  • Recognizes sister city relationships between Atlanta and Nuremberg, Marietta and Linz am Rhein, and Savannah and Halle, as well as the sister state relationship between Georgia and Bavaria
  • Acknowledges German-American organizations fostering cooperation, including the German-American Chamber of Commerce, Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta, the German Saturday School, and the Halle Foundation
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press

Legislative Description

Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Georgia; reaffirming friendship and cooperation; commend

Last Action

House Read and Adopted

3/15/2022

Full Bill Text

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