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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 71 / Wednesday, April 13, 2022 / Presidential Documents 22097 

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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22098 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 71 / Wednesday, April 13, 2022 / Presidential Documents 

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 fortysixth. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08079 

Filed 4–12–22; 11:15 am] 

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