[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 13639-13640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5669]



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Part II





The President





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Proclamation 7410--Fortieth Anniversary of the Peace Corps



Proclamation 7411--Women's History Month, 2001



Proclamation 7412--National Poison Prevention Week, 2001


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Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 44 / Tuesday, March 6, 2001 / 
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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 7410 of February 28, 2001

                
Fortieth Anniversary of the Peace Corps

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                The generous spirit of the American people has given 
                this country a great and long-standing tradition of 
                voluntary service. During the past four decades, the 
                members of the Peace Corps have carried on that 
                tradition with dramatic and far-reaching effect.

                Established in 1961, the Peace Corps has brought a 
                wealth of practical assistance to individuals and 
                communities through out the world. Since its inception, 
                more than 161,000 Americans have served as Peace Corps 
                volunteers in 134 countries. Peace Corps volunteers 
                have not only helped to fill immediate and dire human 
                needs, but also have helped promote sustainable, long-
                term development in agriculture, business, education, 
                urban development, health care, and the environment.

                In many countries of the world, there exists an intense 
                hunger for peace, hope, and opportunity--for genuine 
                social and economic development that is rooted in 
                respect for human rights and a belief in human 
                potential. Recognizing the dignity and worth of all 
                peoples and determined to help individuals help 
                themselves, Peace Corps volunteers have served as our 
                Nation's emissaries of hope and goodwill. Accordingly, 
                their generous efforts have helped to foster mutual 
                understanding and respect between the people of the 
                United States and citizens of other countries.

                Respected for its work around the world, the Peace 
                Corps also conducts a number of valuable programs here 
                at home. For example, through programs such as the Paul 
                Coverdell World Wise Schools and Peace Corps Fellows/
                USA, Peace Corps volunteers are helping children in 
                every State of our Nation to learn more about the world 
                in which we live.

                I am pleased to note that the current volunteer corps 
                is the most ethnically diverse in Peace Corps history 
                and that more and more Americans are joining in the 
                work of the Peace Corps through its growing 
                partnerships with the public and private sectors. These 
                trends are a tribute to the many past achievements of 
                the Peace Corps, and they are a promising sign of more 
                to come.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby urge all Americans to observe March 
                1, 2001--the 40th anniversary of the Peace Corps--with 
                appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities 
                designed to honor Peace Corps volunteers, past and 
                present, for their many contributions to our country 
                and to the universal cause of peace and human progress.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand one, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-fifth.

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