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Proclamation 9666 of October 31, 2017 

National Adoption Month, 2017 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

Every year, generous and loving families adopt thousands of children and 

provide them with the affection, attention, and opportunity they deserve. 

Adoption is a true blessing that greatly enriches the lives of parents and 

children alike. During National Adoption Month, we celebrate the thousands 

of families who have expanded through adoption, and we acknowledge 

the strength and resiliency of the children who are still waiting to find 

their forever home. 

My Administration recognizes the profound importance of adoption for the 

American family. Adoption is a life-changing and life-affirming act that 

signals that no child in America—born or unborn—is unwanted or unloved. 

Adoptive parents are a selfless and loving part of God’s plan for their 

future children. As a Nation, we extend sincere appreciation and gratitude 

to those families who have welcomed a young person into their hearts 

and homes, sharing the precious gift of family and a lifetime of support. 

We must continue to remove barriers to adoption whenever we can, so 

that the love and care of prospective adoptive parents can be directed 

to children waiting for their permanent homes. This year’s National Adoption 

Month, we focus on our commitment to helping older youth experience 

the transformative value of permanency and love. A child is never too 

old for adoption. A supportive family can provide the critical direction 

that older children need as they enter adulthood, helping them attain educational and employment goals, and, in certain cases, avoid homelessness 

or incarceration. We never outgrow the need for family, and older youth 

who are adopted are more likely to finish high school and feel emotionally 

secure than those who age out of foster care without a permanent family. 

This month, let us celebrate the gift of adoption—an act of love that provides 

deserving young people with the foundation they need to achieve their 

potential and pursue the American Dream. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 November 2017 

as National Adoption Month. I encourage all Americans to observe this 

month by helping children in need of a permanent home secure a more 

promising future with a forever family, so they may enter adulthood with 

the love we all deserve. 


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51538 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 213 / Monday, November 6, 2017 / Presidential Documents 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day 

of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the 

Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortysecond. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24289 

Filed 11–3–17; 11:15 am] 

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