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Proclamation 8521 of May 12, 2010 

World Trade Week, 2010 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

For our Nation to compete and win in the 21st century, we must rebuild 

our economy on a stronger, more balanced foundation. Part of that effort 

will require us to boost our exports, which are critical for our long-term 

prosperity and which support millions of American jobs. World Trade Week 

is an opportunity for us to reaffirm the importance of trade to our Nation’s 

continued economic recovery and growth. 

Our Nation is still emerging from an unprecedented economic crisis. Millions 

of Americans have lost their jobs and millions more remain underemployed, 

limited to part-time work or odd jobs. To help them, we must do all 

we can to spur job creation and restore economic security. Producing and 

exporting more goods and services is essential to strengthening our ability 

to compete for customers outside our borders. 

My Administration is proud to launch the National Export Initiative, a 

comprehensive strategy to promote American exports. This initiative brings 

senior Government officials together with leaders from the private sector 

to increase trade opportunities for businesses of all sizes, including individual 

entrepreneurs. To ensure American companies have free and fair access 

to global markets, we are enforcing existing trade agreements, addressing 

issues in pending agreements, and forging new ones that protect our businesses, workers, consumers, and environment. We are also opening new 

markets and encouraging development with trade preference programs. These 

steps will bring us closer to accomplishing the ambitious goal I set in 

this year’s State of the Union address to double our Nation’s exports over 

the next five years. 

As we pursue measures to safeguard our future prosperity, we must remember 

that we still have the most innovative and productive workers in the world. 

We have the most dynamic and competitive economy, and we remain the 

top exporter of goods and services. As other nations and markets grow, 

our leadership will not be guaranteed. Yet, our success has never been 

guaranteed. It has been forged through decades of hard work, ingenuity, 

optimism, and common purpose. 

This week, let us renew the enduring principles that have driven our Nation 

to the forefront of human progress. With our ships, trucks, trains, planes, 

and fiber optic lines, we will send our goods and services to every corner 

of the globe. Together, we will make this new century an American century 

yet again, and secure a bright future for generations to come. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 May 16 through 

May 22, 2010, as World Trade Week. I encourage all Americans to observe 

this week with events, trade shows, and educational programs that celebrate 

the benefits of trade to our Nation, American workers, and the global economy. 


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28184 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 97 / Thursday, May 20, 2010 / Presidential Documents 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day 

of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the Independence 

of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12264 

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