[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 127, 113th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 8983--MAY 17, 2013

Proclamation 8983 of May 17, 2013

World Trade Week, 2013
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As a Nation, we need to do everything we can to create good, middle-
class jobs right here in America. And one of the best ways we can do
that is by boosting manufacturing and expanding trade that allows us to
sell more of our goods and services all around the world. We have made
important progress toward meeting that goal under our National Export
Initiative, and we are taking historic steps to help our businesses
access new markets abroad. But we cannot stop there. We need to keep
making the investments in commerce and infrastructure that drive our
economic growth and bring more Americans into a thriving middle class.
We can start by modernizing our roads, bridges, and ports. These
upgrades would allow American companies to ship their goods faster and
cheaper, and they would encourage businesses worldwide to set up shop
here and bring more jobs to our shores. So earlier this year, I proposed
the Partnership to Rebuild America--a collaboration between the private
and public sectors to break ground on our most pressing infrastructure
projects.
In the past 4 years, we have focused on opening up growing markets for
our businesses through historic trade agreements and enforcing trade
rights so American workers can compete on a level playing field. To
build on that progress, we are joining nations in Asia and the Americas
to negotiate a new, high-standard trade agreement: the Trans-Pacific
Partnership. Once realized, the deal would boost our exports, support
American jobs, and help our companies succeed in the global marketplace.
And to ramp up trade with Europe, we also plan to launch talks for a
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union.
My Administration is committed to expanding international commerce that
creates jobs and grows our economy. During World Trade Week, we
recognize workers, growers, and entrepreneurs nationwide who share that
ambition, and we rededicate ourselves to advancing it in the year ahead.
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



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19 through May 25,
2013, as World Trade Week. I encourage all Americans to observe this
week with events, trade shows, and educational programs that celebrate
and inform Americans about the benefits of trade to our Nation and the
global economy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of
May, in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
seventh.
BARACK OBAMA