[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 5, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 26317-26318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11980]


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                Proclamation 9899 of May 31, 2019

                
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2019

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                During National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, we 
                acknowledge the significant ways Caribbean Americans 
                have shaped our culture and heritage. Americans with 
                roots in the Caribbean have greatly enriched our 
                society, contributing to the arts, business, 
                journalism, technology, government, religion, the 
                military, sports, and many other fields.

                Through his dedication to his faith, Joseph Sandiford 
                Atwell exemplified the unyielding spirit of Caribbean 
                Americans. Born in Barbados in 1831, Atwell moved to 
                the United States in 1863 and attended the Philadelphia 
                Divinity School. Following the Civil War, he went to 
                spread God's message of hope and love to the 
                emancipated slaves in the South. Due to the strength of 
                his ministry, he became the first black Episcopal 
                deacon ordained in the Diocese of Kentucky and went on 
                to become the first black Episcopal priest in the 
                Diocese of Virginia.

                Earlier this year, I met with the leaders of the 
                Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, 
                the Republic of Haiti, Jamaica, and Saint Lucia to 
                reaffirm our partnership with the Caribbean. We 
                discussed how we can bring greater prosperity to this 
                important region, including potential opportunities for 
                energy investment and enhanced trade partnerships. We 
                made tremendous progress, and we will build on these 
                discussions to strengthen further the relationship we 
                share with our Caribbean neighbors.

                This month, we recognize the vibrant culture and 
                patriotism of Caribbean Americans that continue to 
                bolster our country and enrich our lives, and we pay 
                tribute to the strong friendship between the United 
                States and the countries of the Caribbean.

                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 June 2019 as National 
                Caribbean-American Heritage Month. I encourage all 
                Americans to join in celebrating the history, culture, 
                and achievements of Caribbean Americans with 
                appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                third.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2019-11980
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