[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 72 (Friday, April 16, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 20025-20026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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                Proclamation 10179 of April 13, 2021

                
Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2021

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                One hundred and thirty-one years ago, our hemisphere 
                formed the International Union of American Republics--
                the oldest regional international organization in the 
                world, and the precursor to the modern-day Organization 
                of American States. On this Pan American Day and Pan 
                American Week, we reaffirm the strength of our regional 
                community, celebrate the democratic principles that 
                unite us, and resolve to work together to overcome the 
                common challenges before us.

                So many of the greatest challenges facing us today are 
                not confined to our respective national boundaries. The 
                global COVID-19 crisis has laid bare persistent 
                inequalities in our societies and structural weaknesses 
                in our economies. Climate change poses an urgent 
                national security threat that is hurting communities 
                throughout the region today and jeopardizing future 
                generations. We are witnessing a humanitarian crisis 
                and mass displacement in Venezuela that is among the 
                worst in history. Violence and endemic corruption, 
                particularly in Central America, are causing desperate 
                people to uproot their lives and families in hopes of a 
                better future elsewhere.

                No nation can address today's challenges alone or hide 
                from them behind walls. A secure, economically 
                prosperous, and democratic hemisphere is overwhelmingly 
                in the economic and national security interest of the 
                United States and the entire Pan American region. 
                Moreover, it is within our capacity to reach that 
                future if we rally together and unite around principled 
                and democratic leadership--anchored in the rule of law.

                The people of our hemisphere want governments that are 
                accountable to voters and deliver real benefits: good-
                paying jobs that allow hard-working people to provide 
                for their families, education for their children, 
                security in their communities, and a future where equal 
                opportunity and fundamental human and political rights 
                are guaranteed to all people.

                This year, as we mark the 20th anniversary of the 
                Inter-American Democratic Charter, each of our 
                governments has an obligation to renew, promote, and 
                defend that groundbreaking commitment we made--that all 
                people who call the Americas home have a right to 
                democracy. The Democratic Charter remains at the core 
                of our hemispheric union, working through the 
                Organization of American States, to advance a bold and 
                determined vision of a region whose governments honor 
                and respect democratic values, human rights, 
                fundamental freedoms, and the inherent dignity of each 
                individual. During this Pan American Day and Pan 
                American Week, we celebrate our unity and cooperation--
                and resolve to work together to overcome the challenges 
                ahead of us and build a better world.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., 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, 
                2021, as Pan American Day and April 11 through April 
                17, 2021, 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 
                thirteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                fifth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2021-08010
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