[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 97 (Thursday, May 20, 2010)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 28183-28184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12264]




                        Presidential Documents 



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

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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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                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.
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