[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 1996)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 16615-16616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9473]



      
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 Title 3--
 The President

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                Proclamation 6884 of April 11, 1996

                
Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 1996

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Today, the nations of the Western Hemisphere share a 
                greater commitment to peace and democracy than they 
                have at any other time in history. This consensus has 
                at its core the ideas that liberalized markets work, 
                that democracy is the foremost means of protecting 
                individual human rights, that free trade is the best 
                mechanism to promote growth, and that all of these 
                principles combine to offer hope for improving people's 
                lives. The interdependence of our many countries 
                ensures our united efforts toward these common goals.

                We have seen remarkable success from hemispheric 
                cooperation in recent years--from migration issues, to 
                counter-narcotics measures, to promoting trade. This 
                cooperative spirit energized the Summit of the Americas 
                in 1994, where representatives from 34 democratically-
                elected governments committed themselves to democratic 
                principles, effective governance, sustainable economic 
                growth, and a cleaner global environment. This historic 
                gathering recognized that peace and economic prosperity 
                in any one country are contingent on the health of its 
                neighbors.

                We can also take pride in our hemisphere's abilities to 
                address the challenges of our rapidly changing world. 
                The Mexican financial crisis that shook markets last 
                year was contained and reversed because of U.S.-led 
                international support and the region's governments' 
                redoubled commitment to economic reform. Similarly, the 
                progress toward resolving the border dispute between 
                Peru and Ecuador demonstrated the dedication of the 
                Guarantors of the Rio Protocol and others to keeping 
                our hemisphere on a steady course. Nevertheless, recent 
                violations of international law and human rights are 
                sad reminders that one country continues to refuse to 
                join our family of democratic nations.

                As we approach the next century, let us celebrate our 
                achievements and maintain high expectations for the 
                continued progress of our hemispheric partnerships. In 
                doing so, we can ensure that the Americas will continue 
                to prosper, integrate, and solve problems in a 
                cooperative, mutually beneficial manner.

                NOW, THEREFORE I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim April 14, 1996, as Pan 
                American Day and April 14 through April 20, 1996, as 
                Pan American Week. I urge the Governors of the 50 
                States, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto 
                Rico, and officials of all other areas under the flag 
                of the United States to honor these observances with 
                appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eleventh day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen 
                hundred and ninety-six, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and twentieth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 96-9473
Filed 4-15-96; 8:45 am]
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