[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