[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 17075-17076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08172]



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Vol. 83

Tuesday,

No. 74

April 17, 2018

Part III





The President





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Proclamation 9725--Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2018
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                Proclamation 9725 of April 12, 2018

                
Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2018

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On Pan American Day and during Pan American Week, we 
                commemorate the 128th anniversary of the First 
                International Conference of American States, which 
                concluded on April 14, 1890, and paved the way for the 
                establishment of the Organization of American States in 
                1948. As the Organization of American States celebrates 
                the 70th anniversary of its founding this year, the 
                United States reaffirms our commitment to partner with 
                the nations of the Americas to advance security, 
                economic and energy prosperity, and democratic 
                governance throughout the hemisphere.

                This week, Vice President Pence will join with leaders 
                in the Pan American region to address corruption and 
                develop strategies to defeat transnational criminal 
                organizations in our hemisphere. During the eighth 
                Summit of the Americas, the United States will look to 
                strengthen the region's collective commitment to 
                representative democracy, to government accountability, 
                and to confront threats to freedom.

                Tragically, the core tenets of free society have been 
                abandoned in Venezuela and Cuba. Our hemispheric 
                community of democracies must support the Venezuelan 
                people and their right to have a voice in their 
                government through free, fair, and internationally 
                validated elections. Furthermore, the United States 
                will not cease in its efforts to secure a future of 
                freedom, peace, and prosperity for the people of Cuba.

                Under my Administration, the United States will 
                continue to be a steady, enduring partner to Latin 
                American and Caribbean countries. The United States 
                will continue bilateral discussions on efforts to 
                disrupt the organized crime organizations and 
                trafficking routes that harm our citizens and drive 
                irregular migration. My Administration supports ongoing 
                regional security coordination through programs such as 
                the Merida Initiative in Mexico, the Central American 
                Regional Security Initiative, and the Caribbean Basin 
                Security Initiative, as well as regular meetings, 
                including our Strategic Dialogue to Disrupt 
                Transnational Criminal Organizations with Mexico. At 
                the heart of our engagement is the belief that by 
                working together we can achieve a more prosperous and 
                secure future for our region.

                As we observe Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 
                let us capitalize on this momentum and build on our 
                common history with a mutual purpose to achieve 
                hemispheric peace and prosperity.

                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 April 14, 2018, as 
                Pan American Day and April 8 through April 14, 2018, as 
                Pan American Week. I urge the Governors of the 50 
                States, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto 
                Rico, and the officials of the other areas under the 
                flag of the United States of America to honor these 
                observances with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twelfth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand eighteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                second.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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