[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 67 (Monday, April 9, 2007)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 17785-17786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1775]



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Part V





The President





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Proclamation 8120--Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2007



Proclamation 8121--National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 
2007


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The President

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                Proclamation 8120 of April 5, 2007

                
Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2007

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Each year on Pan American Day and during Pan American 
                Week, we underscore our commitment to supporting the 
                citizens in the Pan American community, strengthening 
                democracy in the Western Hemisphere, and advancing the 
                cause of peace worldwide.

                In 1890, the International Union of American Republics 
                was established to promote cooperation among the 
                Americas. Today, the United States and our neighbors in 
                the Western Hemisphere are a community linked by common 
                values, shared interests, and the close bonds of family 
                and friendship. As the expansion of freedom continues 
                in our region, the democratic nations of the Western 
                Hemisphere are working together to build a safer and 
                more prosperous society and to ensure that all the 
                people of the Americas have the opportunity to achieve 
                their dreams.

                My Administration is working to advance the cause of 
                social justice in the Pan American region, and we are 
                committed to supporting our neighbors' efforts to meet 
                the needs of their citizens. In 2004, we created the 
                Millennium Challenge Corporation to provide increased 
                aid to nations that govern justly, invest in the 
                education and health of their people, and promote 
                economic freedom. We are working with the citizens of 
                the Pan American community to expand economic 
                opportunity through debt relief and to encourage 
                reforms through such mechanisms as the North America 
                Free Trade Agreement, the Chile Free Trade Agreement, 
                and the Dominican Republic-Central America-United 
                States Free Trade Agreement. These agreements 
                facilitate the flow of trade and help establish market 
                economies. We have also recently notified the Congress 
                of our intention to enter into a free trade agreement 
                with Panama and signed free trade agreements with Peru 
                and Colombia. These agreements will generate export 
                opportunities for the United States and benefit the 
                people of Panama, Peru, and Colombia by providing 
                economic opportunity and helping to strengthen 
                democratic institutions. By working with our democratic 
                neighbors to build strong and vibrant economies, we are 
                helping the citizens of the Western Hemisphere realize 
                the promise of a free and just society.

                The ties between the democratic nations of the Western 
                Hemisphere are deep and lasting, and together we can 
                continue our great strides toward freedom and 
                prosperity for people everywhere.

                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 April 14, 2007, as Pan 
                American Day and April 8 through April 14, 2007, as Pan 
                American Week. I urge the Governors of the 50 States, 
                the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and 
                the officials of other areas under the flag of the 
                United States of America to honor these observances 
                with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fifth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand seven, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-first. 
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