    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 132, 115th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 9783 of September 13, 2018

    National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2018

    By the President of the United States of America

    A Proclamation

    During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor all American citizens
    of Hispanic descent and celebrate their rich and vibrant traditions of
    faith, family, hard work, and patriotism. We are grateful for the
    innumerable contributions they make to our society, which are vital to
    our thriving Nation. We are especially grateful for the 1.2 million
    Hispanic-American men and women who have answered the call to serve in
    our Armed Forces, demonstrating remarkable loyalty, bravery, and
    dedication to duty.
    My Administration is continuing to create an environment in which all
    our citizens have the opportunity to achieve the American Dream. We have
    enacted massive tax cuts for families and businesses, which means more
    jobs and better pay. We are eliminating unnecessary and burdensome
    regulations that constrain our entrepreneurial spirit. We are finally
    fixing our Nation's broken trade deals so that we have free, fair, and
    reciprocal trade. As a result of our efforts, our Nation's unemployment
    rate has reached its lowest level in 50 years, and the Hispanic-American
    unemployment and poverty rates have dropped to their lowest rates on
    record.
    Hispanic Americans help reinforce our relationship with our Latin
    American neighbors as we work to bolster liberty in the region and
    achieve free and fair trade with our regional partners. In April, Vice
    President Mike Pence joined leaders from the Pan-American region at the
    Summit of the Americas to affirm our collective commitment to lib

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    erty and government accountability and to confronting threats to freedom
    in places such as Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. We will continue to
    collaborate with Latin American and Caribbean countries to strengthen
    our trade relationships and to ensure a freer and more secure
    hemisphere.
    For generations, Hispanic Americans have played a pivotal role in our
    country's strength and prosperity. Their spirit, energy, and leadership
    are woven into the culture of America, and enrich all our lives. To
    honor the achievements of Hispanic Americans, the Congress, by Public
    Law 100-402, as amended, has authorized and requested the President to
    issue annually a proclamation designating September 15 through October
    15 as ``National Hispanic Heritage Month.'';
    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 September 15 through
    October 15, 2018, as National Hispanic Heritage Month. I call upon
    public officials, educators, librarians, and all Americans to observe
    this month with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of
    September, in the year of our Lord two thousand eighteen, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    third.
    DONALD J. TRUMP