[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
Proclamation 9954 of October 23, 2019

United Nations Day, 2019

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Seventy-four years ago, representatives of 50 countries gathered in San
Francisco to establish a global organization dedicated to achieving
peace and prosperity. Impelled by the unprecedented carnage of two world
wars, these countries created the United Nations as a forum for peaceful
conflict resolution and the promotion of shared beliefs, forever
changing global diplomacy. On this day, we celebrate the achievements of
the United Nations in promoting peace, delivering aid to those in need,
and confronting international challenges, and we recommit to helping the
organization reach its full potential.
Last month, at the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly,
I laid out my vision for a future of which America can be proud. The
United States has embarked on a program of national renewal--fueling
economic growth through tax cuts and deregulation, fighting unfair
trade, protecting individual freedoms, and standing up for sovereign
borders. We call on other countries to pursue their own programs of
national revitalization. The path to prosperity for each country begins
at home--and when leaders of sovereign nations put the interests of
their citizens first, our collective future will be brighter, our people
will be happier, and our partnerships will be stronger. The United
States prizes liberty, independence, and self-government above all, and
the United Nations organization is stronger when leaders protect their
own people, respect their neighbors, and honor the differences that make
each country unique.
Among the member states of the United Nations, the United States is
leading the way in addressing global problems. We have held to account
the Iranian regime, which seeks destabilization through nuclear
proliferation, promotes a global campaign of terror, and causes mass
unrest throughout the Middle East region. In response to Iran's attack
in September on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, we imposed stringent
sanctions on the regime's Central Bank and National Development Fund. We
have also worked to address the ongoing calamity in Venezuela wrought by
the illegitimate regime of Nicolas Maduro. We imposed sanctions that cut
off the Maduro dictatorship's financial support, and we were the first
country to recognize Juan Guaido as the legitimate, interim President of
Venezuela. The United States will continue to work through the United
Nations and with its member states to confront bad actors who seek to
disrupt and destroy freedom, prosperity, and progress.
We must also recognize that, in order to reach its enormous potential,
the United Nations must follow through on essential reforms. The
financial burdens must be distributed more equitably and funds should be
taken from failed programs and directed to those that work.
On this day, we also pause to acknowledge the sacrifices of all men and
women who serve in United Nations missions around the world. They are
far from home, and devote their time and energy to protecting the
vulnerable and providing relief to areas ravaged by war, famine,

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and natural disasters. And we honor the memories of those who have lost
their lives in the pursuit of world peace.
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 October 24, 2019, as
United Nations Day. I urge the Governors of the 50 States, the Governor
of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the officials of all other areas
under the flag of the United States, to observe United Nations Day with
appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
fourth.
DONALD J. TRUMP