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[S. Res. 166 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 166

    Commemorating the lifetime achievement of the Reverend Leon H. 
                               Sullivan.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 23, 2007

    Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Specter) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Commemorating the lifetime achievement of the Reverend Leon H. 
                               Sullivan.

Whereas the late Reverend Leon H. Sullivan dedicated his life to alleviating the 
        plight of the poor and the disadvantaged in America and worldwide;
Whereas Reverend Sullivan received numerous honors and awards during his 
        lifetime, including recognition by LIFE magazine in 1963 as one of the 
        100 outstanding young adults in America, the Presidential Medal of 
        Freedom in 1992, and the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights in 
        1999;
Whereas, having dedicated 37 years of his ministerial vocation to the historic 
        Zion Baptist Church of Philadelphia, Reverend Sullivan's leadership and 
        innovation led to the creation of one of the largest congregations in 
        the Nation during his time;
Whereas, in 1966, as part of his 10-36 Plan to encourage individuals to invest 
        in the economic future of their communities, Reverend Sullivan founded 
        the Leon H. Sullivan Charitable Trusts and the Progress Investment 
        Associates, through which numerous economic development and social 
        services programs have been developed and funded;
Whereas, in 1963, in response to a lack of job opportunities in Philadelphia, 
        Pennsylvania, Reverend Sullivan led more than 400 ministers in a 
        successful boycott that opened up more than 4,000 jobs for African-
        Americans;
Whereas Reverend Sullivan met the need for job training by establishing the 
        Opportunities Industrialization Center, which has grown to more than 75 
        training centers throughout the Nation;
Whereas, recognizing the need to take his struggle to alleviate the plight of 
        the poor abroad, in 1969 Reverend Sullivan established Opportunities 
        Industrialization Centers International, which has grown to more than 40 
        centers in 16 African nations, Poland, and the Philippines;
Whereas, when Reverend Sullivan saw the need to create a broader array of 
        programs in Africa, he established the International Foundation for 
        Education and Self-Help, which has conducted numerous initiatives, 
        including Schools for Africa, fellowship programs, and innovative 
        teacher and banker training programs since 1988;
Whereas, in 2001, the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation was established posthumously 
        to support Reverend Sullivan's life's mission through the work of his 
        many established organizations;
Whereas the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation presents the biennial Leon H. Sullivan 
        Summits in Africa, which have provided a forum for leaders of African 
        nations together with more than 18,000 African-Americans and Friends of 
        Africa to interact with their counterparts and produce programs to meet 
        the needs of the poor and disadvantaged in African nations;
Whereas, in 1977, Reverend Sullivan helped to promulgate the Sullivan 
        Principles, a code of conduct for human rights and equal opportunity for 
        companies operating in South Africa, and the Sullivan Principles helped 
        end apartheid in South Africa;
Whereas Reverend Sullivan expanded on the Sullivan Principles in 1999, by 
        creating the Global Sullivan Principles, which encourage corporate 
        social responsibility and promote global human rights and political, 
        economic, and social justice;
Whereas more than 250 governments, corporations, and universities on 5 
        continents have endorsed the Global Sullivan Principles since their 
        initiation;
Whereas 10 African heads of state endorsed the Global Sullivan Principles at the 
        Leon H. Sullivan Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, in July 2006; and
Whereas plans for the 8th Leon H. Sullivan Summit in Tanzania in 2008 include 
        broader regional endorsement of the Global Sullivan Principles among 
        African nations: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commemorates the life of the Reverend Leon H. Sullivan;
            (2) salutes the positive impact of the Reverend Sullivan's 
        achievements domestically and internationally; and
            (3) encourages the continued pursuit of Reverend Sullivan's 
        mission to help the poor and disenfranchised around the world.
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