[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 1997)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 50469-50470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25696]
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Part VII
The President
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Proclamation 7024--Minority Enterprise Development Week, 1997
Proclamation 7025--National Historically Black Colleges and
Universities Week, 1997
Proclamation 7026--National Farm Safety and Health Week, 1997
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 7024 of September 19, 1997
Minority Enterprise Development Week, 1997
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The American economy today is the envy of the world.
Since the beginning of my Administration, our economy
has created nearly 13 million new jobs, unemployment
has declined to 4.9 percent, and America has once again
become the world's leading exporter.
Minority entrepreneurs have played a vital role in this
success story. With their faith in our free enterprise
system, their determination to overcome any barriers to
success, their willingness to work long and hard and to
make the most of every opportunity, they epitomize the
American can-do spirit. They create jobs in communities
where jobs are most needed, and they set a powerful
example of achievement for young people seeking to make
the most of their lives.
In the years ahead, these minority business men and
business women will become increasingly important to
our Nation's competitive edge in the global economy,
which will offer great rewards to those who truly
understand life beyond our borders. Because of their
racial, linguistic, and cultural diversity, minority
entrepreneurs are uniquely positioned to meet the needs
of this dynamic international marketplace.
Recognizing the contributions that minority enterprises
make to the social and economic fabric of our Nation,
we must continue to remove any barriers that prevent
talented men and women of every racial and ethnic
background from participating fully in America's
economic mainstream. Working in partnership, government
and private industry must ensure that minority-owned
firms have equal access to capital, technical
assistance, new markets, and opportunities for growth.
We must attract new entrepreneurs to the marketplace
and encourage existing firms to expand. By doing so, we
can ensure that America's promise will continue to
shine brightly for all our people.
As we observe Minority Enterprise Development Week, let
us honor the energy, determination, and optimism of our
Nation's minority entrepreneurs, whose hard work has
done so much to help keep America strong, prosperous,
and full of hope for the future.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, 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 proclaim September 21 through
September 27, 1997, as Minority Enterprise Development
Week. I call on all Americans to commemorate this event
with appropriate ceremonies and activities in
acknowledgment of the many contributions that minority
entrepreneurs bring to our national life.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
nineteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-seven, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-second.
(Presidential Sig.)
[FR Doc. 97-25696
Filed 9-24-97; 8:59 am]
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