NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH, 2010 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION During National Preparedness Month, we stress the importance of strengthening the security and resiliency of our Nation through systematic preparation for the full range of…
Category: Proclamations
WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY, 2010 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Ninety years ago, on August 26, 1920, the ratification of the 19th Amendment to our Constitution was completed, guaranteeing women the right to vote, renewing…
Since our Nation’s founding, the United States has been a beacon of economic opportunity and limitless possibility. America’s strength and resiliency have relied on the vision of our entrepreneurs and small business owners, whose tireless work ethic has defined the…
75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act to protect ordinary Americans “against the loss…
NATIONAL HEALTH CENTER WEEK, 2010 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION America’s community health centers are a vital component of our health care system, providing underserved communities access to coordinated primary and preventive care. During…
45TH ANNIVERSARY OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law on July 30, 1965, millions of Americans and about half our Nation’s…
ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2010 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION When the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990, a founding truth of our Nation was realized…
NATIONAL KOREAN WAR VETERANS ARMISTICE DAY, 2010 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Today we celebrate the signing of the Military Armistice Agreement at Panmunjom and we honor our servicemembers who fought and died…
CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK, 2010 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION In 1959, President Eisenhower issued the first Captive Nations Proclamation in solidarity with those living without personal or political autonomy behind the Iron Curtain. Since…
1. Pursuant to sections 501 and 503(a)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the “1974 Act”) (19 U.S.C. 2461 and 2463(a)(1)(A)), the President may designate articles as eligible for preferential tariff treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences…
