[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 27, 2004)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 62801-62802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24172]



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Part V





The President





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Proclamation 7837--United Nations Day, 2004
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                Proclamation 7837 of October 24, 2004

                
United Nations Day, 2004

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On United Nations Day, we commemorate the founding of 
                the United Nations in 1945 and recognize its many 
                contributions to advancing peace and human rights 
                around the world.

                Our Declaration of Independence and the United Nations' 
                Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaim the 
                equal value and dignity of every human life. That 
                dignity is honored by the rule of law, limits on the 
                power of the state, respect for women, protection of 
                private property, free speech, equal justice, and 
                religious tolerance. These founding documents affirm 
                that the bright line between justice and injustice is 
                the same in every age, every culture, and every nation.

                Today, the United Nations is helping advance these 
                ideals in many places around the globe. The U.N. 
                assisted Afghanistan in making history when Afghan 
                women and men voted in a democratic Presidential 
                election earlier this month. In Sudan, Liberia, Haiti, 
                and other nations, the U.N. has been working to bring 
                security, stability, and humanitarian assistance to 
                people in need. From Africa to the Caribbean to Asia, 
                the U.N. is helping to turn societies away from old 
                conflicts, overcome persistent poverty, and fight HIV/
                AIDS and other diseases.

                The United States remains committed to the high ideals 
                of the U.N. as stated in its charter: ``To save 
                succeeding generations from the scourge of war . . . to 
                reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights . . . and to 
                promote social progress and better standards of life in 
                larger freedom.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, 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 October 24, 2004, as United 
                Nations Day. I urge the Governors of the 50 States, the 
                Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the 
                officials of other areas under the flag of the United 
                States to honor the observance of United Nations Day 
                with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand four, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and twenty-
                ninth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

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