IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 426 
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. 
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 trib-
ute 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 Is-
lands, 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 di-
rector of the Economic Justice Office for the National 
Council of Churches, as President of the Pan African 
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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 Represent-
ative Major Owens, a senior member of the Mayor David 
Dinkins Administration, New York director of the Presi-
dential Campaign of Reverend Jesse Jackson, and advi-
sor 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 Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development; 
Whereas in his role at the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, Mr. James provided strategic plan-
ning services to government and community leaders to 
develop projects to assist distressed communities and de-
veloped 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 num-
ber 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 fel-
low Americans: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(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. 
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