[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 40473-40474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14868]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 9464 of June 17, 2016

                
Father's Day, 2016

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Blessed with the extraordinary privilege and remarkable 
                responsibility of fatherhood, dads play vital roles in 
                our lives--inspiring us to reach for our highest 
                potential, lifting us up when we need it most, and 
                helping us become the people we were meant to be. Doing 
                right by our families is the most important job any of 
                us will ever have. On Father's Day, we thank the 
                wonderful fathers--and stepfathers, grandfathers, 
                uncles, brothers, and mentors--in our lives, and we 
                recognize the sacrifices they make to be there for us, 
                through good times and bad.

                Fathers provide the discipline, guidance, and love it 
                takes to flourish. With persistence and patience, 
                generosity and integrity, they build our cores and help 
                us understand right from wrong. They are some of our 
                earliest and strongest sources of support and 
                encouragement, and they serve as role models and 
                sounding boards in our youth and as we grow. From 
                single fathers who struggle to make ends meet to 
                surrogates who step up to be there for America's 
                daughters and sons, these men help shoulder the 
                greatest obligation that exists--raising the next 
                generation. Regardless of sexual orientation, gender 
                identity, or marital status; whether biological, 
                foster, or adoptive; fathers teach their children the 
                values that matter most and steer their moral 
                compasses.

                My Administration is dedicated to enacting policies 
                that make it easier for working fathers to support 
                their families, including paid family leave. We must 
                promote responsible fatherhood by lifting up the 
                fathers who do their part to be the parents and 
                providers their children need and by rejecting any 
                excuse for failing to meet this obligation. Too many 
                Americans grow up without a father figure in their 
                lives, and it is imperative that America's responsible 
                men step up to be mentors for our young people in need 
                of guidance. To learn more, visit www.Fatherhood.gov or 
                www.Mentor.gov.

                Being a father is about more than just having 
                children--it is about summoning the courage to love and 
                support them over anything else. We must always strive 
                to be the best parents and role models we can be and 
                commit to being present in the lives of our kids. 
                Nothing is more precious than the moments we get to 
                spend with our families--in conversations at the dinner 
                table, coaching tips shouted from the sidelines, or 
                profound experiences of learning and growing and 
                teaching. Today, let us express our gratitude for the 
                men who have enriched our lives and shaped our 
                characters, and let us never stop working to show them 
                how much they are valued and loved.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, in accordance with a joint 
                resolution of the Congress approved April 24, 1972, as 
                amended (36 U.S.C. 109), do hereby proclaim June 19, 
                2016, as Father's Day. I direct the appropriate 
                officials of the Government to display the flag of the 
                United States on all Government buildings on this day, 
                and I call upon all citizens to observe this day with 
                appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                seventeenth day of June, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand sixteen, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and fortieth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2016-14868
Filed 6-21-16; 8:45 am]
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