[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 169 (Friday, August 31, 2007)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 50641-50642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4313]



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Part VIII





The President





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Proclamation 8169--Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2007
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                Proclamation 8169 of August 28, 2007

                
Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2007

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Minority Enterprise Development Week is a chance to 
                highlight the accomplishments of minority business 
                owners and underscore our commitment to strengthening 
                minority businesses and helping these entrepreneurs 
                succeed.

                Minority business owners have made our Nation stronger. 
                Our thriving and resilient economy is the envy of the 
                world, and minority business owners are expanding 
                opportunities for their fellow Americans.

                More than 8 million jobs have been created in our 
                country since August 2003, and minority businesses have 
                contributed to this progress. Our economy has 
                experienced more than 5 years of uninterrupted growth, 
                and the unemployment rate remains low. My 
                Administration has worked with the Congress to deliver 
                needed tax relief, and this has left more money in the 
                hands of minority business owners to reinvest in their 
                employees, their communities, and our country's robust 
                economy. By adopting sound policies that help our 
                businesses continue to grow and expand, we are ensuring 
                that America remains the land of the entrepreneur.

                Our Nation has the most innovative, industrious, and 
                talented people on Earth and when we unleash their 
                entrepreneurial spirit, there is no limit to what the 
                American people can achieve. During Minority Enterprise 
                Development Week, and throughout the year, we recognize 
                the vital contributions of minority business owners. 
                These dedicated individuals are helping create a more 
                hopeful society for themselves and their families. We 
                will continue to strive for a society where personal 
                effort is rewarded and where the American dream is 
                within the reach of all our citizens.

                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 September 9 through 
                September 15, 2007, as Minority Enterprise Development 
                Week. I call upon all Americans to celebrate this week 
                with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities 
                to recognize the many contributions of our Nation's 
                minority enterprises.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-eighth day of August, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand seven, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                second.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 07-4313
Filed 8-30-07; 9:03 am]
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