    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 12 (Monday, March 26, 2007)]
    [Pages 364-365]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Proclamation 8115--Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration
    of Greek and American Democracy, 2007

     March 21, 2007

     By the President of the United States

     of America

     A Proclamation

        The United States and Greece share a long friendship built on common
    values and an abiding love for freedom. On Greek Independence Day, we
    underscore the warm ties between our countries, recognize the Greek
    Americans who enrich our society, and commemorate the anniversary of
    modern Greece.
        The ancient Greeks entrusted their citizens with the right to
    govern, and they believed in the power of freedom to protect human
    dignity and basic human rights. Many of America's Founding Fathers
    studied Greek history and took inspiration from these democratic ideals
    as they framed our Constitution. The founders of modern Greece had the
    strong support of our own young democracy when they declared their
    independence in 1821, and our nations have stood as allies in the major
    conflicts of the 20th century. Today, we continue to defend freedom
    together in the global war on terror, as Greek and American Armed Forces
    work to lay the foundation of peace for generations to come.
        On Greek Independence Day, and throughout the year, we celebrate the
    universality of freedom and the enduring bonds between Greece and the
    United States.
        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 March 25, 2007, as Greek
    Independence Day: A National Day

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    of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy. I call upon all
    Americans to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and
    activities.
        In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first
    day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand seven, 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, 11:25 a.m., March 22,
    2007]

    Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on March
    23.