[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 121, 110th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 8207--NOV. 29, 2007

Proclamation 8207 of November 29, 2007
World AIDS Day, 2007
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On World AIDS Day, we reaffirm our commitment to fighting and preventing
HIV/AIDS in America and around the world. We also remember those who
have lost their lives to this terrible disease and those who continue to
suffer.
HIV/AIDS is a global challenge. In 2003, my Administration launched the
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a $15 billion
mobilization, to help support prevention, treatment, and care programs
in some of the hardest hit countries around the world. PEPFAR's ABC
approach--abstinence, being faithful, and using condoms--with abstinence
as the only sure way to avoid the sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS, is
helping stop the spread of this devastating disease.
In the United States as well, HIV/AIDS affects too many of our families,
neighbors, and friends. We continue to fund research to develop

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new methods of treatment and prevention, and to emphasize voluntary HIV
screening as a routine part of health care. The Ryan White CARE Act has
provided Americans in need with better access to medical care,
antiretroviral treatments, and counseling. With medicine, support, and
their own daily courage, many citizens are managing a condition that was
once often fatal.
The pandemic of HIV/AIDS can be defeated. The United States is taking
the lead in this great effort, and we stand united with our
international partners in combating this virus. We also recognize the
essential role that faith-based and community organizations play in
providing support and compassion to those living with the disease. By
working together, we can give hope and comfort to millions.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 1, 2007, as World
AIDS Day. On this day and throughout the year, the red ribbon helps
raise awareness of the importance of fighting HIV/AIDS. This year, the
White House will display this symbol from the North Portico to represent
America's commitment to this struggle. I urge the Governors of the
States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, officials of the other
territories subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and the
American people to join me in appropriate activities to remember those
who have lost their lives to AIDS and to provide support and comfort to
those living with this disease.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of
November, in the year of our Lord two thousand seven, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
second.
GEORGE W. BUSH