[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2013)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 14629-14630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05395]


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                Proclamation 8938 of March 1, 2013

                
10th Anniversary of the United States Department 
                of Homeland Security

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Ten years ago, when the tragic events of September 11 
                were fresh in our hearts and our Nation found itself in 
                a more uncertain world, the United States Department of 
                Homeland Security (DHS) opened its doors with a single 
                task: keeping the American people safe. Day by day, 
                hour by hour, the Department has advanced that critical 
                mission through a decade of shifting threats and new 
                challenges. We take this opportunity to recognize its 
                accomplishments and pay tribute to the people who have 
                made them possible.

                Alongside its partners in government and the private 
                sector, DHS has taken action to make our borders and 
                ports more secure, our critical infrastructure and 
                cyber networks more resilient, and our people more 
                engaged in addressing the dangers we face. While 
                threats persist, America is better prepared to meet 
                them, and we stand ready to overcome whatever 
                challenges the future holds.

                Homeland security cannot begin and end with the Federal 
                Government; it takes commitment from every part of 
                society. By forging lasting partnerships with 
                stakeholders at home and abroad, DHS has worked to 
                streamline our legal immigration system, stem the tide 
                of illegal immigration, and chart a course toward 
                sensible reform. And in a decade marked by national 
                emergencies and natural disasters, the Department has 
                invested in communities nationwide, improving our 
                preparedness for times of crisis.

                As we commemorate a decade of service, our Nation 
                recognizes the men and women who have carried out the 
                Department of Homeland Security's vision for a safer, 
                stronger America.

                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 1, 2013, as the 
                10th Anniversary of the United States Department of 
                Homeland Security. I call upon all Americans to 
                recognize the United States Department of Homeland 
                Security for improving America's readiness and 
                resilience.

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

[FR Doc. 2013-05395
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