IV 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 426 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 6, 2011 Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Towns, and Mrs. Christensen) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services RESOLUTION Recognizing the impact of Mr. Hulbert James on politics, urban development, and New York City, and paying tribute to Mr. James for his lifetime of public service.

Whereas Mr. Hulbert James has spent a lifetime working in politics and community development, recently becoming field director for the Unity Diaspora Coalition; Whereas Mr. James, born in the United States Virgin Islands, received his undergraduate degree from Hampton University, and Masters degrees from Queens College and Union Theological Seminary; Whereas Mr. James worked to end third world poverty as director of the Economic Justice Office for the National Council of Churches, as President of the Pan African Skills Project, co-founder of the center for Third World Organizing, founder of the Jamaica project, and co-founder of the Diaspora Project; Whereas Mr. James has spent years advancing his causes through the political realm as chief of staff to Representative Major Owens, a senior member of the Mayor David Dinkins Administration, New York director of the Presidential Campaign of Reverend Jesse Jackson, and advisor to the Clinton for President Campaign; Whereas Mr. James has worked tirelessly to develop housing and business opportunities for distressed communities both as the Representative of the Secretary of Labor in region 11 and as a community builder for the Department of Housing and Urban Development; Whereas in his role at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Mr. James provided strategic planning services to government and community leaders to develop projects to assist distressed communities and developed a program to help low-income persons save money for home ownership; Whereas since retiring from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Mr. James has worked with a number of organizations to promote Caribbean heritage and political inclusion; and Whereas the life of Mr. Hulbert James demonstrates the best attributes of public service and dedication to helping fellow Americans: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)recognizes the impact Mr. Hulbert James had on politics, urban development, and New York City; and (2)pays tribute to Mr. Hulbert James for his lifetime of public service.