Death of Dianne Feinstein

Proclamation 10643 of September 29, 2023

Death of Dianne Feinstein

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Senator Dianne Feinstein was a pioneering American and
a true trailblazer. In San Francisco, she showed
enormous poise and courage in the wake of tragedy, and
became a powerful voice for American values. In the
United States Senate, she turned passion into purpose,
and led the fight to ban assault weapons, also making
her mark on everything from national security to the
environment to protecting civil liberties. Senator
Feinstein was a role model for so many Americans and
she had an immense impact on younger female leaders for
whom she generously opened doors. She was a historic
figure, and our country will benefit from her legacy
for generations.

As a mark of respect for the memory of Senator Dianne
Feinstein, by the authority vested in me as President
of the United States by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States of America, I hereby order that
the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-
staff at the White House and upon all public buildings
and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations,
and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in
the District of Columbia and throughout the United
States and its Territories and possessions until
sunset, on the day of interment. I also direct that the
flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length
of time at all United States embassies, legations,
consular offices, and other facilities abroad,
including all military facilities and naval vessels and
stations.

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