[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 14, 2010)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 19181-19182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8672]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 8495 of April 9, 2010

                
Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2010

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                More than 200 years of history and significant current 
                events have reinforced the strong bonds of friendship 
                and common purpose among the nations and people of the 
                Americas. The year 2010 marks the 80th anniversary of 
                the first Pan American Day Proclamation; the centennial 
                anniversary of the dedication of the Organization of 
                American States' headquarters, the Pan American Union 
                Building; and the bicentennials of four of our fellow 
                republics: Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, and Chile.

                These milestones remind us of our shared histories of 
                independence and interdependence, and of our long and 
                arduous journeys toward the just, free, inclusive, and 
                prosperous nations our founders envisioned. My 
                Administration is committed to building strong 
                partnerships in the Americas. We are focused on 
                supporting social and economic opportunity, ensuring 
                the safety of our citizens, strengthening democratic 
                institutions and accountability, and building a secure 
                and clean energy future. This is the message members of 
                the Administration are carrying with them throughout 
                the Americas, and the United States will focus on these 
                principles as we partner with friends and neighbors 
                across the Americas.

                Our combined response to this year's devastating 
                earthquakes in Haiti and Chile demonstrates the 
                enduring strength of Pan American solidarity. As we 
                mourn these tragic losses of life, hope prevails in our 
                hemisphere's extraordinary assistance to the Haitian 
                and Chilean peoples. The United States will continue to 
                support these reconstruction efforts.

                As we commemorate this year's special anniversaries and 
                take note of our combined rescue and relief efforts, 
                let us reaffirm the vision President Franklin Delano 
                Roosevelt expressed at the 1936 Inter-American 
                Conference for the Maintenance of Peace: ``We took from 
                our ancestors a great dream. We here offer it back as a 
                great unified reality.'' Once again, we stand ready to 
                usher in a new era of cooperation to advance the 
                security, prosperity, and liberty of all our peoples.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim April 14, 2010, as 
                Pan American Day and April 11 through 17 as Pan 
                American Week. 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 of America to honor these observances 
                with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2010-8672
Filed 4-13-10; 8:45 am]
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