[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 1994)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 17455-17456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-9041]
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[Federal Register: April 13, 1994]
Presidential Documents
Proclamation 6666 of April 8, 1994
Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 1994
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Within the last few years, we have witnessed remarkable
changes around the globe. The defeat of oppression and
the ascendancy of democracy and free market systems
have brought a new world full of opportunities and
challenges. Nowhere has the march toward positive
change--political, economic, and social--been more
dramatic or more complete than in our own hemisphere.
From North to South, more citizens of the Americas are
enjoying the fruits of liberty than ever before.
Principles fundamental to democracy, such as acceptance
of the rule of law and respect for human rights,
continue to gain ground. There is no question that this
hemisphere is well on its way to becoming a beacon of
liberty and democracy for the whole world.
The interdependence of nations is greater than ever
because democracy, human rights, market economics, and
good governance are ideas that are rapidly maturing
throughout the Americas. They form an enduring
foundation for sustainable and mutually beneficial
economic growth and development. A renewed partnership
between nations of this hemisphere will further these
ideas, thus ensuring lasting security for future
generations.
The approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement
was an historic achievement and one that is crucial in
this process. Beginning with Canada and Mexico, it will
build a bridge of greater economic and political
cooperation. It will serve as the model for our future
relationships with the region. It will advance the
vision of a community of nations committed to
democracy, bound together by open markets and rising
standards of living and dedicated to the peaceful
resolution of disputes.
Over a century ago, representatives of the nations of
this hemisphere met in Washington to establish the
International Union of the American Republics.
Accepting the tenets of democracy, peace, security, and
prosperity, these member nations made a firm commitment
to mutual cooperation. The Union's successor, the
Organization of American States (OAS), has furthered
this commitment. I applaud and encourage the activity
of the OAS in this pursuit to ensure that worldwide
changes create a hemisphere of peace and prosperity.
We can take great pride in accomplishments already
achieved in the Americas. But there is much work to be
done. Later this year, I will host a summit of the
democratically elected leaders of our hemisphere. The
Summit of the Americas will have two broad themes:
democracy and good governance; and trade expansion,
investment, and sustainable development. The Summit
will be an historic opportunity for our nations to
recognize explicitly this convergence of democratic and
free market values and to chart a course for the
future.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the
United States of America, by the authority vested in me
by the Constitution and the laws of the United States,
do hereby proclaim Thursday, April 14, 1994, as ``Pan
American Day'' and the week of April 10 through April
16, 1994, as ``Pan American Week.'' I urge the
Governors of the 50 States, the Governor of the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and officials of 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 nineteen
hundred and ninety-four, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and
eighteenth.
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[FR Doc. 94-9041
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