HUMAN RIGHTS DAY AND HUMAN RIGHTS WEEK, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Sixty-seven years ago, the leaders of 48 countries from around the world declared with…
Category: Presidential Actions
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 13TH AMENDMENT – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On December 6, 1865, a coalition comprising three-quarters of our Nation’s States ratified the 13th…
NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Nearly seven and a half decades ago, as dawn broke over the island of Oahu, bombs…
HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK IN SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the victims of gun violence perpetrated…
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Delegation of Reporting Functions Specified in Section 941 of the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the…
HELSINKI HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Four decades ago, the leaders of the United States, Canada, the Soviet Union, and countries from across…
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The United States has long been a leading voice for the rights of persons with…
NATIONAL IMPAIRED DRIVING PREVENTION MONTH, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION No person should suffer the tragedy of losing someone as a result of drunk, drugged, or…
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: I am transmitting an alternative plan for pay increases for civilian Federal employees covered by the General Schedule and certain other pay systems in January 2016. Title 5, United States Code, authorizes me…
WORLD AIDS DAY, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION More than three decades ago, the first known cases of HIV/AIDS sparked an epidemic in the United States —…
