_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Sergio Aguilera, the
consul of Mexico in Indianapolis.
Whereas, Sergio Aguilera, the consul of Mexico in
Indianapolis, has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in
service to Mexico and the Mexican people;
Whereas, Mr. Aguilera, the youngest of five children, was
born in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, on February 9, 1942;
Whereas, Mr. Aguilera's education includes a bachelor of
arts degree from the National Autonomous University of
Mexico (UNAM), with his thesis entitled, "The Prohibition of
the Recourse to Force under the U.N. Charter" and a master
of arts from Columbia University, where his program
concentrated on methodology of international relations, with
a minor course of study on Latin America;
Whereas, In addition to Spanish, Mr. Aguilera speaks,
reads, and writes English, and translates French, Italian, and
Portuguese;
Whereas, In 1966, Mr. Aguilera joined the Mexican
Foreign Service as commercial attache to the Consulate
General of Mexico in New York. He resigned two years later
and accepted a scholarship to study at Columbia University
in New York;
Whereas, In 1970, Mr. Aguilera returned to the Mexican Foreign Service and served as the advisor to the
Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs and began working in the
International Division of the National Bank of Mexico, the
largest commercial bank in the country;
Whereas, Mr. Aguilera eventually left the foreign service
and was appointed the Agent and General Manager of the
Bank of Mexico in Los Angeles, California;
Whereas, Mr. Aguilera continued to work for the Bank of
Mexico until 1989, when he became the Senior Vice
President of Banca Sefin and an advisor on International
Banking matters to the CEO. He continued working at Banca
Sefin until November 1991, when the President of Mexico
appointed him the Consul General of Mexico in Toronto,
Canada;
Whereas, Mr. Aguilera has also served as Consul General
to Sydney, Australia, and Shanghai, China;
Whereas, On April 30, 2002, President Vicente Fox of
Mexico appointed Mr. Aguilera the Consul of Mexico in
Indianapolis; and
Whereas, During his distinguished career, Mr. Aguilera
has taught at the School of Political and Social Sciences of
the National Autonomous University of Mexico and at the
University of the Americas, written countless essays and
articles in specialized journals and periodicals, Mexican
newspapers, and magazines: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly wishes to welcome
Mr. Sergio Aguilera to Indiana and to thank him for the many
contributions he has made to improve the relationship between Mexico
and the United States.
SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
Representatives shall transmit a copy of this resolution to Sergio
Aguilera and President Vicente Fox of Mexico.