[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 23, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
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Vol. 79

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Part III





The President





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Proclamation 9147--Captive Nations Week, 2014



Executive Order 13672--Further Amendments to Executive Order 11478, 
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                Proclamation 9147 of July 18, 2014

                
Captive Nations Week, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                As the grip of the Cold War tightened, America pledged 
                our solidarity to every nation held captive behind the 
                Iron Curtain and every individual who refused to accept 
                that fate. We stood with them through a long twilight 
                struggle until--from Europe to South America to 
                Southeast Asia--democracy took root, a wall tumbled 
                down, and people who had known only the blinders of 
                fear began to taste the blessings of freedom. During 
                Captive Nations Week, we celebrate this progress and 
                stand with all who still seek to throw off their 
                oppressors and embrace a brighter day.

                In recent years, convulsions in the Middle East and 
                North Africa have laid bare deep divisions within 
                societies. Dictators have answered peaceful movements 
                with brutality. Extremists have tried to hijack change, 
                seeking to replace one form of tyranny with another. 
                And around the world, authoritarian regimes continue to 
                deprive men, women, and children of their most basic 
                human rights.

                America extends our support to all peoples seeking to 
                build true democracy, real prosperity, and lasting 
                security. While the road to self-determination is long 
                and treacherous, history proves it is passable. This 
                week, as we carry forward that age-old struggle--of 
                liberty against oppression, of unity against 
                intolerance--let us once again demonstrate the enduring 
                strength of our ideals.

                The Congress, by joint resolution approved July 17, 
                1959 (73 Stat. 212), has authorized and requested the 
                President to issue a proclamation designating the third 
                week of July of each year as ``Captive Nations Week.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim July 20 
                through July 26, 2014, as Captive Nations Week. I call 
                upon the people of the United States to reaffirm our 
                deep ties to all governments and people committed to 
                freedom, dignity, and opportunity for all.

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

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