[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 35 (Monday, September 3, 2007)]
[Pages 1133-1134]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 8169--Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2007

 August 28, 2007

 By the President of the United States

 of America

 A Proclamation

    Minority Enterprise Development Week is a chance to highlight the 
accomplishments of minority business owners and underscore our 
commitment to strengthening minority businesses and helping these 
entrepreneurs succeed.
    Minority business owners have made our Nation stronger. Our thriving 
and resilient economy is the envy of the world, and minority business 
owners are expanding opportunities for their fellow Americans.
    More than 8 million jobs have been created in our country since 
August 2003, and minority businesses have contributed to this progress. 
Our economy has experienced more than 5 years of uninterrupted growth, 
and the unemployment rate remains low. My Administration has worked with 
the Congress to deliver needed tax relief, and this has left more money 
in the hands of minority business owners to reinvest in their employees, 
their communities, and our country's robust economy. By adopting sound 
policies that help our businesses continue to grow and expand, we are 
ensuring that America remains the land of the entrepreneur.

    Our Nation has the most innovative, industrious, and talented people 
on Earth and when we unleash their entrepreneurial spirit, there is no 
limit to what the American people can achieve. During Minority 
Enterprise Development Week, and throughout the year, we recognize the 
vital contributions of minority business owners. These dedicated 
individuals are helping create a more hopeful society for themselves and 
their families. We will continue to strive for a society where personal 
effort is rewarded and where the American dream is within the reach of 
all our citizens.

     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 September 9 through 
September 15, 2007, as Minority Enterprise Development Week. I call upon 
all Americans to celebrate this week with appropriate programs, 
ceremonies, and activities to recognize the many contributions of our 
Nation's minority enterprises.

     In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth 
day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand seven, and of the 
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
second.
                                                George W. Bush

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 9:03 a.m., August 30, 
2007]

Note: This proclamation was released by the Office of the Press 
Secretary on August 29, and it was published in the Federal Register on 
August 31.

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