[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 43 (Monday, October 30, 2006)]
[Page 1867]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 8073--United Nations Day, 2006

 October 20, 2006

 By the President of the United States

 of America

 A Proclamation

    On October 24, 1945, the United Nations was formed to promote peace 
and international security, further economic and social development, 
protect fundamental human dignity, and recognize the equal rights of men 
and women. On United Nations Day, we recognize the establishment of this 
important organization and underscore our commitment to making the world 
free and secure.
    The United Nations was built on the idea that nations can act 
together to resolve conflict, and in the more than six decades since it 
was formed, the United Nations has addressed significant international 
challenges. With 192 member countries, the United Nations works to 
promote freedom, expand opportunity, and reach out to those in need.
    Today, as we work to combat extremism and terror with justice and 
dignity, the efforts of the United Nations are as vital as ever. The 
world needs the members of the United Nations to stand together to help 
the organization live up to its founding ideals, fulfill its mission, 
and spread hope and liberty to people around the globe. Together, we can 
combat terrorism, help empower the voices of moderation, fight disease, 
and work for a world where all people are free to determine their own 
destinies.
     Now, Therefore, I, George W. Bush, President of the United States 
of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution 
and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 24, 2006, as 
United Nations Day. I urge the Governors of the 50 States, the Governor 
of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the officials of 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 twentieth day 
of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand six, and of the 
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
first.
                                                George W. Bush

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., October 24, 
2006]

Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on October 
25. This item was not received in time for publication in the 
appropriate issue.