    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 124, 111th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    PROCLAMATION 8521--MAY 14, 2010

    Proclamation 8521 of May 14, 2010
    World Trade Week, 2010
    By the President of the United States of America
    A Proclamation

    For our Nation to compete and win in the 21st century, we must rebuild
    our economy on a stronger, more balanced foundation. Part of that effort
    will require us to boost our exports, which are critical for our long-
    term prosperity and which support millions of American jobs. World Trade
    Week is an opportunity for us to reaffirm the importance of trade to our
    Nation's continued economic recovery and growth.
    Our Nation is still emerging from an unprecedented economic crisis.
    Millions of Americans have lost their jobs and millions more remain
    underemployed, limited to part-time work or odd jobs. To help them, we
    must do all we can to spur job creation and restore economic security.
    Producing and exporting more goods and services is essential to
    strengthening our ability to compete for customers outside our borders.
    My Administration is proud to launch the National Export Initiative, a
    comprehensive strategy to promote American exports. This initiative
    brings senior Government officials together with leaders from the
    private sector to increase trade opportunities for businesses of all
    sizes, including individual entrepreneurs. To ensure American companies
    have free and fair access to global markets, we are enforcing existing
    trade agreements, addressing issues in pending agreements, and forging
    new ones that protect our businesses, workers, consumers, and
    environment. We are also opening new markets and encouraging development
    with trade preference programs. These steps will bring us closer to
    accomplishing the ambitious goal I set in this year's State of the Union
    address to double our Nation's exports over the next five years.
    As we pursue measures to safeguard our future prosperity, we must
    remember that we still have the most innovative and productive workers
    in the world. We have the most dynamic and competitive economy, and we
    remain the top exporter of goods and services. As other nations and
    markets grow, our leadership will not be guaranteed. Yet, our suc-

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    cess has never been guaranteed. It has been forged through decades of
    hard work, ingenuity, optimism, and common purpose.
    This week, let us renew the enduring principles that have driven our
    Nation to the forefront of human progress. With our ships, trucks,
    trains, planes, and fiber optic lines, we will send our goods and
    services to every corner of the globe. Together, we will make this new
    century an American century yet again, and secure a bright future for
    generations to come.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 May 16 through May 22,
    2010, as World Trade Week. I encourage all Americans to observe this
    week with events, trade shows, and educational programs that celebrate
    the benefits of trade to our Nation, American workers, and the global
    economy.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of
    May, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the Independence
    of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.
    BARACK OBAMA