[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 29, 2017)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 15605-15606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06357]



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Vol. 82

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Part III





The President





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Proclamation 9580--Greek Independence Day: A National Day of 
Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, 2017
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                Proclamation 9580 of March 24, 2017

                
Greek Independence Day: A National Day of 
                Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, 2017

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                This year marks the 196th anniversary of Greek 
                independence. Greek and American democracy are forever 
                intertwined. American patriots built our Republic on 
                the ancient Greeks' groundbreaking idea that the people 
                should decide their political fates.

                As a young Nation, only recently free from Great 
                Britain and securing its place on the world stage, 
                America served as a source of inspiration for the 
                revolutionary and freedom-loving Greeks who sought 
                their own independence. Indeed, American citizens stood 
                united with the people of Greece in its ``glorious 
                cause'' of democracy and freedom, as expressed by 
                Philadelphia's Franklin Gazette at the time.

                The ideas and ideals of the ancient Greeks altered the 
                course of human history, from our own American Republic 
                to the modern Greek state and many other nations. All 
                those who believe in the refrain ``liberty and justice 
                for all,'' and who are devoted to democracy and rule of 
                law, owe a debt of gratitude to Greece and the 
                foundational principles that took root in the ancient 
                city-state of Athens.

                On this Greek Independence Day, we express our deep 
                gratitude for Greece's enduring friendship in a region 
                that has experienced great uncertainty. Greece is an 
                important partner in our engagements throughout the 
                international sphere. We look forward to strengthening 
                our excellent bilateral defense relationship, and 
                recognize the value and importance Greece's role as a 
                strong ally in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

                The American people join Greece in celebrating another 
                milestone in its independent history, and we look 
                forward to a future of shared success as partners and 
                allies.

                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 25, 2017, as 
                Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration 
                of Greek and American Democracy. I call upon the people 
                of the United States to observe this day with 
                appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-fourth 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.
                
                
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