Congratulating Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller for becoming the first democratically-elected female Prime Minister of Jamaica and the first female head of state.

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HCONRES 362

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Mar 16, 2006

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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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Caribbean area Commemorations Congress Congressional tributes Democracy Foreign leaders Government Operations and Politics International Affairs Jamaica Latin America Women Women in government

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Congratulates Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller for becoming the first democratically-elected female Prime Minister of Jamaica and the first female Jamaican head of state.

Commends the people of Jamaica for this benchmark for women, for democracy, and for a diverse and prosperous nation, and encourages further political and leadership progress by Jamaican women.

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Mar 16, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Mar 16, 2006

Introduced in House

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