[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 22097-22098]
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[FR Doc No: 2022-08079]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 71 / Wednesday, April 13, 2022 / 
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                Proclamation 10366 of April 8, 2022

                
Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On April 14, 1890, 18 nations of this hemisphere came 
                together to form the International Union of American 
                Republics--the oldest regional international 
                organization in the world and the precursor to the 
                modern-day Organization of American States. Today, the 
                Organization of American States consists of 35 
                independent States from North America, Central America, 
                South America, and the Caribbean and is dedicated to 
                the principles of advancing peace, prosperity, and 
                democracy throughout the Western Hemisphere. On Pan 
                American Day and during Pan American Week, we recognize 
                the strength of this regional community and celebrate 
                our unity and shared values.

                This year, as the United States prepares to host the 
                Ninth Summit of the Americas--my Administration 
                reaffirms our commitment to collectively addressing the 
                challenges and opportunities we share with our regional 
                neighbors. The theme of this year's summit, ``Building 
                a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future'' 
                focuses on working together with our partners to 
                produce better outcomes and strengthen our ability to 
                respond to critical issues that affect all our nations. 
                We need to emerge from the pandemic and bolster global 
                health security, build strong and inclusive 
                democracies, advance a joint approach to regional 
                migration management, ensure humanitarian protection, 
                and root out the corruption that reduces our ability to 
                make progress. We will seize opportunities to address 
                the climate crisis and accelerate the green energy 
                transition. We will foster a transformation that will 
                expand access to digital technologies, support 
                independent media and civil society organizations, and 
                ensure that economic growth is equitable and inclusive.

                My Administration's Build Back Better World initiative 
                will play an important role in the Pan American 
                region's recovery from the economic impact of the 
                pandemic, promoting the highest labor, environmental, 
                social, and technical standards. In addition, our Call 
                to Action, a public-private partnership supporting 
                long-term development in Central America, will continue 
                to generate private sector interest and build upon its 
                $1.2 billion investment in the region.

                It is in our economic and national security interest 
                and the entire Pan American region for our nations to 
                advance a secure, economically prosperous, healthy, and 
                democratic hemisphere for all our people. We can reach 
                that future if we unite around principled and 
                democratic leadership, anchored in the rule of law. The 
                people throughout the region want governments that are 
                accountable to voters and deliver real benefits 
                including jobs, education, security, equal opportunity, 
                and fundamental human and political rights. Support for 
                democracy and respect for human rights is at the heart 
                of all of the United States' engagement with our 
                neighbors throughout the Americas. Twenty years after 
                approval of the Inter-American Democratic Charter--
                affirming a collective commitment to strengthen 
                democracy in the region--there is more work to do to 
                fortify democratic institutions and prevent democratic 
                backsliding in this hemisphere.

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                We will continue to build on the commitments made at 
                the 2021 Summit for Democracy, in which 26 governments 
                in the Western Hemisphere participated, to forge a more 
                inclusive and democratic future. We will work with 
                hemispheric leaders--incorporating the recommendations 
                of diverse voices from youth, marginalized communities, 
                the private sector, independent media, and civil 
                society--to fulfill our commitments and drive our 
                momentum forward.

                This is the time to take bold collective action to 
                address our shared challenges. Climate change, the 
                pandemic, repression, corruption, and democratic 
                backsliding have created migration and refugee flows 
                unequaled in the modern history of the region. This is 
                bigger than any one country and any one border. 
                Coordinated regional efforts are essential to respond 
                to urgent humanitarian needs, provide legal 
                alternatives to irregular migration, address root 
                causes, counter corruption, and crack down on human 
                smuggling networks that exploit the most vulnerable. As 
                we approach the Summit of the Americas, our goal is to 
                chart a new regional approach to improve how we jointly 
                manage migration across the region for the coming 
                decade.

                My Administration will continue to work tirelessly to 
                address these and other challenges, and to achieve our 
                shared goals in the Pan American region.

                During this Pan American Day and Pan American Week, we 
                celebrate our close ties and shared values with the 
                region, and we come together in the spirit of unity and 
                optimism for a resilient, sustainable, and equitable 
                future for all people of the Americas.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., 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, 
                2022, as Pan American Day and April 10 through April 
                16, 2022, 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 twenty-two, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                sixth.
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