[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6720]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 8637 of March 16, 2011

                
150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy, 
                2011

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On March 17, Italy celebrates the 150th anniversary of 
                its unification as a single state. On this day, we join 
                with Italians everywhere to honor the courage, 
                sacrifice, and vision of the patriots who gave birth to 
                the Italian nation. At a time when the United States 
                was fighting for the preservation of our own Union, 
                Giuseppe Garibaldi's campaign for the unification of 
                Italy inspired many around the world in their own 
                struggles, including the 39th New York Infantry, also 
                known as ``The Garibaldi Guard.'' Today, the legacy of 
                Garibaldi and all those who unified Italy lives on in 
                the millions of American women and men of Italian 
                descent who strengthen and enrich our Nation.

                Italy and the United States are bound by friendship and 
                common dedication to civil liberties, democratic 
                principles, and the universal human rights our 
                countries both respect and uphold. As we mark this 
                important milestone in Italian history, we also honor 
                the joint efforts of Americans and Italians to foster 
                freedom, democracy, and our shared values throughout 
                the world.

                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 March 17, 2011, as a 
                day to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the 
                Unification of Italy. I encourage all Americans to 
                learn more about the history of Italian unification and 
                to honor the enduring friendship between the people of 
                Italy and the people of the United States.

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

[FR Doc. 2011-6720
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