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81 FR 22017 - Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2016

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                Proclamation 9420 of April 8, 2016

                
Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2016

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                A decade before the turn of the 19th century, 
                representatives of countries from across the Western 
                Hemisphere formed what would become the Organization of 
                American States, striving to ensure peace and democracy 
                through unity and cooperation among our nations. As we 
                mark 126 years since its founding, we also celebrate 
                the 15th anniversary of the Inter-American Democratic 
                Charter--a declaration of our belief in democracy as 
                the common form of government for all countries in our 
                hemisphere. On Pan American Day and during Pan American 
                Week, we reflect on the progress our countries have 
                made together, and we recommit to reaching for a 
                brighter day for all our peoples.

                Throughout our hemisphere, increased integration has 
                generated greater growth and prosperity. Since I took 
                office, exports and imports between the United States 
                and the rest of the hemisphere have increased by more 
                than 50 percent. We are involved in more trade and 
                economic partnerships that reduce poverty, spur 
                opportunity, and empower young people with the skills 
                and job training they need to compete in the global 
                economy. Our nations have partnered to develop clean, 
                affordable, and reliable energy sources and ensure all 
                countries have open access to data to combat climate 
                change--a reality that threatens all our peoples and 
                that we addressed in Paris late last year, when the 
                world came together to negotiate the most ambitious 
                climate agreement in history.

                The nations of the Americas have made tremendous 
                progress on important issues, and our work remains 
                rooted in the bonds of friendship and family between 
                our peoples. For too long, the United States and Cuba 
                remained isolated, and while our governments will 
                continue to have areas of disagreement, our people have 
                long shared common values and ideals. That is why we 
                reestablished diplomatic relations between our 
                countries--for the first time in over 50 years, the 
                American flag flies above our reopened embassy in 
                Havana; and I recently visited our neighbor 90 miles to 
                the South, becoming the first United States President 
                to do so in nearly nine decades. By extending a new 
                hand of friendship to the Cuban people, we mark the 
                beginning of a relationship that will offer fresh hope 
                for both our futures and improve the lives of those 
                living in both our countries. Following my trip to 
                Cuba, I visited Argentina, which has begun advancing 
                ambitious reforms to spur economic growth and has 
                pledged to help address important global challenges, 
                such as peacekeeping and the Syrian refugee crisis.

                Across the board, the United States has deepened our 
                engagement in the Americas. We initiated the 100,000 
                Strong in the Americas initiative to encourage more 
                exchanges between our hemisphere's students. Last year, 
                I launched the Young Leaders of the Americas 
                Initiative, which will address opportunity gaps that 
                persist for too many of our neighboring nations' youth 
                by empowering them with the tools and resources they 
                need to reach their full potential. Just as our 
                countries must foster hope and prosperity, we must also 
                address serious challenges. We will continue defending 
                and strengthening civil society, because when all our 
                people have a voice in

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                shaping the future of our hemisphere, we all do better. 
                The United States is working with Colombia to reduce 
                violence and achieve peace, as we do throughout Central 
                America. We will also keep coordinating with the 
                nations of the Americas to prevent, detect, and respond 
                to the spread of Zika. And later this year, I look 
                forward to joining other leaders of the Asia-Pacific 
                Economic Cooperation forum in Peru for the next 
                Economic Leaders' meeting.

                Millions of people in the United States are tied to the 
                rest of the countries in our hemisphere through 
                commerce and family. We are more than just nations--we 
                are neighbors, bound in common cause and possibility 
                not by our leaders, but by the citizens of the Americas 
                and the interests we share. Let us move forward, as one 
                people, in a spirit of unity and cooperation. Together, 
                we can reach a future in which every young person--from 
                Argentina to Alaska--knows peace, dignity, and 
                opportunity, and can embark on paths that stretch 
                beyond their neighborhood and into the wider Western 
                Hemisphere and the entire world.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 April 14, 2016, as 
                Pan American Day and April 10 through April 16, 2016, 
                as Pan American Week. I urge the Governors of the 50 
                States, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto 
                Rico, and the officials of the other areas under the 
                flag of the United States of America to honor these 
                observances with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand sixteen, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and fortieth.
                
                
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                                                                                                   Proclamation 9420 of April 8, 2016

                                                                                                   Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2016


                                                                                                   By the President of the United States of America

                                                                                                   A Proclamation
                                                                                                   A decade before the turn of the 19th century, representatives of countries
                                                                                                   from across the Western Hemisphere formed what would become the Organi-
                                                                                                   zation of American States, striving to ensure peace and democracy through
                                                                                                   unity and cooperation among our nations. As we mark 126 years since
                                                                                                   its founding, we also celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Inter-American
                                                                                                   Democratic Charter—a declaration of our belief in democracy as the common
                                                                                                   form of government for all countries in our hemisphere. On Pan American
                                                                                                   Day and during Pan American Week, we reflect on the progress our countries
                                                                                                   have made together, and we recommit to reaching for a brighter day for
                                                                                                   all our peoples.
                                                                                                   Throughout our hemisphere, increased integration has generated greater
                                                                                                   growth and prosperity. Since I took office, exports and imports between
                                                                                                   the United States and the rest of the hemisphere have increased by more
                                                                                                   than 50 percent. We are involved in more trade and economic partnerships
                                                                                                   that reduce poverty, spur opportunity, and empower young people with
                                                                                                   the skills and job training they need to compete in the global economy.
                                                                                                   Our nations have partnered to develop clean, affordable, and reliable energy
                                                                                                   sources and ensure all countries have open access to data to combat climate
                                                                                                   change—a reality that threatens all our peoples and that we addressed in
                                                                                                   Paris late last year, when the world came together to negotiate the most
                                                                                                   ambitious climate agreement in history.
                                                                                                   The nations of the Americas have made tremendous progress on important
                                                                                                   issues, and our work remains rooted in the bonds of friendship and family
                                                                                                   between our peoples. For too long, the United States and Cuba remained
                                                                                                   isolated, and while our governments will continue to have areas of disagree-
                                                                                                   ment, our people have long shared common values and ideals. That is
                                                                                                   why we reestablished diplomatic relations between our countries—for the
                                                                                                   first time in over 50 years, the American flag flies above our reopened
                                                                                                   embassy in Havana; and I recently visited our neighbor 90 miles to the
                                                                                                   South, becoming the first United States President to do so in nearly nine
                                                                                                   decades. By extending a new hand of friendship to the Cuban people,
                                                                                                   we mark the beginning of a relationship that will offer fresh hope for
                                                                                                   both our futures and improve the lives of those living in both our countries.
                                                                                                   Following my trip to Cuba, I visited Argentina, which has begun advancing
                                                                                                   ambitious reforms to spur economic growth and has pledged to help address
                                                                                                   important global challenges, such as peacekeeping and the Syrian refugee
                                                                                                   crisis.
                                                                                                   Across the board, the United States has deepened our engagement in the
                                                                                                   Americas. We initiated the 100,000 Strong in the Americas initiative to
                                                                                                   encourage more exchanges between our hemisphere’s students. Last year,
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                                                                                                   I launched the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative, which will address
                                                                                                   opportunity gaps that persist for too many of our neighboring nations’ youth
                                                                                                   by empowering them with the tools and resources they need to reach their
                                                                                                   full potential. Just as our countries must foster hope and prosperity, we
                                                                                                   must also address serious challenges. We will continue defending and
                                                                                                   strengthening civil society, because when all our people have a voice in


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                                                                                                   shaping the future of our hemisphere, we all do better. The United States
                                                                                                   is working with Colombia to reduce violence and achieve peace, as we
                                                                                                   do throughout Central America. We will also keep coordinating with the
                                                                                                   nations of the Americas to prevent, detect, and respond to the spread of
                                                                                                   Zika. And later this year, I look forward to joining other leaders of the
                                                                                                   Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru for the next Economic
                                                                                                   Leaders’ meeting.
                                                                                                   Millions of people in the United States are tied to the rest of the countries
                                                                                                   in our hemisphere through commerce and family. We are more than just
                                                                                                   nations—we are neighbors, bound in common cause and possibility not
                                                                                                   by our leaders, but by the citizens of the Americas and the interests we
                                                                                                   share. Let us move forward, as one people, in a spirit of unity and coopera-
                                                                                                   tion. Together, we can reach a future in which every young person—from
                                                                                                   Argentina to Alaska—knows peace, dignity, and opportunity, and can embark
                                                                                                   on paths that stretch beyond their neighborhood and into the wider Western
                                                                                                   Hemisphere and the entire world.
                                                                                                   NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 April 14, 2016,
                                                                                                   as Pan American Day and April 10 through April 16, 2016, as Pan American
                                                                                                   Week. I urge the Governors of the 50 States, the Governor of the Common-
                                                                                                   wealth of Puerto Rico, and the officials of the other areas under the flag
                                                                                                   of the United States of America to honor these observances with appropriate
                                                                                                   ceremonies and activities.
                                                                                                   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day
                                                                                                   of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen, and of the Independ-
                                                                                                   ence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortieth.




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