STATE OF GEORGIA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ATLANTA 30334-0800 Nathan Deal ‘GOVERNOR May 17, 2011 To: Atlanta Intemational Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Islamaphobia GREETINGS: Welcome to the great State of Georgia. Girl Scouts Founder Juliette Gordon Low, author Margaret Mitchell, golf legend Bobby Jones, bascball pioneer Jackie Robinson, President Jimmy Carter, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. have all called Georgia home, and if you are visiting, I hope that you feel that you may do the same after your time here, [am proud to be Governor of a state with such a proud and storied history, and I am honored that Georgians have allowed me to be a part of this history. Thope that you will find Georgia as beautiful, exciting, and hospitable as 1 do, and that you will share in my belief that Georgia’s best days are still ahead. Sincerely, Yothion Deak Nathan Deal ND-ph