[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 30, Number 15 (Monday, April 18, 1994)]
[Pages 789-790]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 6667--National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, 1994

April 12, 1994

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

    In an emergency, most Americans depend on 9-1-1. Each day, more than 
half a million public safety communicators answer desperate calls for 
help, responding with services that save the lives and property of 
American citizens in need of assistance.
    These dedicated men and women are more than anonymous voices on the 
telephone line. They are local police, fire, and medical professionals 
who use public safety telecommunications to quickly respond to emergency 
calls. They are also Federal public safety officials who use 
telecommunications for everything from drug interdiction to protecting 
forests to promoting conservation. We rely on their knowledge and 
professionalism as they make critical decisions, obtain information, and 
quickly dispatch needed aid.

    America's public safety telecommunicators serve our citizens daily 
in countless ways. The work of these ``unseen first responders'' is 
invaluable in emergency situations, and each of these dedicated men and 
women deserves our heartfelt appreciation. Americans place their trust 
in these individuals, not just this week, but every day of the year. 
This week is a time for a grateful Nation to show its appreciation and 
to recognize that our health, safety, and well-being are often dependent 
on the commitment and steadfast devotion of public safety 
telecommunicators.

    The Congress, by Public Law 103-221, has designated the week 
beginning April 11, 1994, as ``National Public Safety Telecommunicators 
Week'' and has authorized and requested the President to issue a 
proclamation in observance of this week.

    Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, President of the United 
States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of April 11, 1994, as 
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. I urge all Americans to 
observe this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, activities, and 
appreciation for these outstanding individuals.

    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of 
April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-four, and of 
the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and 
eighteenth.

                                            William J. Clinton

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:05 a.m., April 13, 
1994]

Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on April 
14.

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