File #: RS2023-2082    Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 3/14/2023 In control: Metropolitan Council
On agenda: 3/21/2023 Final action: 3/21/2023
Title: A resolution recognizing the opening of the Salvadoran Consulate General's Office and welcoming the Consulate General of El Salvador to Nashville.
Sponsors: Sandra Sepulveda, Ginny Welsch, Colby Sledge, Bob Mendes, Jeff Syracuse, Bob Nash, Jennifer Gamble, Freddie OConnell, Angie Henderson, Thom Druffel, Burkley Allen, Russ Bradford, Joy Styles, Sharon Hurt, Zulfat Suara, Nancy VanReece, Emily Benedict, Tanaka Vercher, Brett Withers, Gloria Hausser, Brandon Taylor, Delishia Porterfield

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A resolution recognizing the opening of the Salvadoran Consulate General’s Office and welcoming the Consulate General of El Salvador to Nashville.

 

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WHEREAS, on March 6, 2023, the Salvadoran Consulate General’s Office in Nashville celebrated its grand opening, with offices opening to the public on March 7, 2023; and

 

WHEREAS, this is the first permanent Latin American consulate general’s office in Nashville; and

 

WHEREAS, led by consul general María Marta Orantes, the Nashville office seeks to better serve the 18,000 Salvadorans living in Tennessee and Kentucky; and

 

WHEREAS, before the opening of this office, the closest Consulate General Office was in Charlotte, North Carolina, over 400 miles away from Nashville; and

 

WHEREAS, Salvadorans can now request passports, vital records such as birth, marriage, and death records, legal consultations, and more from the offices right here in Nashville; and

 

WHEREAS, Nashville is also home to the Japanese Consulate General’s Office; and

 

WHEREAS, the Salvadoran Consulate General’s Office is now open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. at 311 Plus Park Blvd, Suite 110, Nashville, TN 37217; and

 

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council extends its warmest welcome Consulate General María Marta Orantes and the Salvadoran Consulate General’s Office.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

 

Section 1. The Metropolitan County Council hereby goes on record as recognizing the opening of the Salvadoran Consulate General’s Office and welcoming the Consulate General of El Salvador to Nashville.

 

Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.