[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 12929-12930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05075]


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                Proclamation 9084 of February 28, 2014

                
Irish-American Heritage Month, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Centuries after America welcomed the first sons and 
                daughters of the Emerald Isle to our shores, Irish 
                heritage continues to enrich our Nation. This month, we 
                reflect on proud traditions handed down through the 
                generations, and we celebrate the many threads of green 
                woven into the red, white, and blue.

                Irish Americans have defended our country through times 
                of war, strengthened communities from coast to coast, 
                and poured sweat and blood into building our 
                infrastructure and raising our skyscrapers. Some 
                endured hunger, hardship, and prejudice; many rose to 
                be leaders of government, industry, or culture. Their 
                journey is a testament to the resilience of the Irish 
                character, a people who never stopped dreaming of a 
                brighter future and never stopped striving to make that 
                dream a reality. Today, Americans of all backgrounds 
                can find common ground in the values of faith and 
                perseverance, and we can all draw strength from the 
                unshakable belief that through hard work and sacrifice, 
                we can forge better lives for ourselves and our 
                families.

                The American and Irish peoples enjoy a friendship 
                deepened by both shared heritage and shared ideals. On 
                the international stage, we are proud to work in 
                concert toward a freer, more just world. As we honor 
                that enduring connection during Irish-American Heritage 
                Month, let us look forward to many more generations of 
                partnership. May the bond between our peoples only grow 
                in the centuries to come.

                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 2014 as Irish-
                American Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to 
                observe this month with appropriate ceremonies, 
                activities, and programs.

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

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