[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 42 (Monday, March 6, 2017)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 12709-12710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04504]


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                Proclamation 9575 of March 1, 2017

                
Irish-American Heritage Month, 2017

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Irish Americans have made an indelible mark on the 
                United States. From Dublin, California, to Limerick, 
                Maine, from Emerald Isle, North Carolina, to Shamrock, 
                Texas, we are reminded of the more than 35 million 
                Americans of Irish descent who contribute every day to 
                all facets of life in the United States. Over 
                generations, millions of Irish have crossed the ocean 
                in search of the American Dream, and their 
                contributions continue to enrich our country today.

                From our four Irish-born Founding Fathers to Thomas 
                Francis Meagher, the Irish revolutionary who became an 
                American hero after leading the Irish Brigade during 
                the Civil War, Irish immigrants have shaped our history 
                in enduring ways. Throughout the centuries, hard-
                working Irish Americans have contributed to America's 
                innovation and prosperity--tilling the farms of 
                Appalachia, working the looms of New England textile 
                mills, and building transcontinental railroads--often 
                overcoming poverty and discrimination and inspiring 
                Americans from all walks of life with their indomitable 
                and entrepreneurial spirit in the process. From these 
                early beginnings rose generations of Irish Americans 
                who continue to lead our cities, drive our economy, and 
                protect and defend the land they embrace as their own.

                American culture carries an unmistakably Irish-American 
                imprint. Our literature, cinema, music, dance, sports, 
                and visual arts are filled with the names and influence 
                of great Irish Americans.

                Irish Americans should be proud of the deep cultural, 
                historical, and familial ties that have contributed to 
                the strength of our vibrant transatlantic relationship 
                with Ireland. As we honor the past during Irish-
                American Heritage Month, we also celebrate a bright 
                future of friendship and cooperation for generations to 
                come.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 2017 as Irish-
                American Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to 
                celebrate the achievements and contributions of Irish 
                Americans to our Nation with appropriate ceremonies, 
                activities, and programs.

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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 seventeen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                first.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2017-04504
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