COLUMBUS DAY, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Late in the summer of 1492, Christopher Columbus, a renowned navigator and fearless adventurer, set out with three ships…
Category: Presidential Actions
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION In 1946, when American communities bore the weight of endemic malnutrition, and parents struggled to provide their…
GENERAL PULASKI MEMORIAL DAY, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Today, we honor the memory of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, the Polish-born hero of the American Revolutionary…
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION From Asia to Europe, from Africa to the Americas, nations that have embraced the ideals of…
LEIF ERIKSON DAY, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION More than a millennium ago, Leif Erikson, a son of Iceland and grandson of Norway, cast off from…
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Fires take more American lives than all other natural disasters combined. They inflict devastating tolls on families and…
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2014 In accordance with section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the “Act”) (8 U.S.C. 1157), as amended, and after appropriate consultations with the Congress, I hereby…
NATIONAL ENERGY ACTION MONTH, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION To meet the challenges of the 21st century, we must work to ensure a clean, safe, and…
September 30, 2013 Presidential Determination No. 2013-17 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Determination with Respect to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 Pursuant to section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (CSPA) (title IV,…
EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – CONTINUANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES By the authority vested in me as President, by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and consistent with the provisions…
