World Trade Week, 2005

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Part V

The President

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Proclamation 7900--World Trade Week, 2005

Executive Order 13378--Amendments to Executive Order 12788 Relating to
the Defense Economic Adjustment Program

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 7900 of May 12, 2005

World Trade Week, 2005

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Free and fair trade creates jobs, raises living
standards, and lowers prices for families throughout
America. It also strengthens our relationships with
other countries, helping us to forge new partnerships
based on a commitment to generate new prosperity and a
better way of life for people in America and throughout
the world. This year, as we mark the tenth anniversary
of the World Trade Organization, World Trade Week
provides an opportunity to recognize the many benefits
of free and fair trade in strengthening economies and
improving lives.

Because 95 percent of the world's population resides
outside of our borders, trade creates opportunities for
American farmers, small businesses, and manufacturers
to sell their products to consumers across the world.
Trade also raises up the world's poor, bringing hope to
those in despair.

Millions of American jobs depend on exports, and my
Administration is committed to opening markets around
the world for American products. Since 2001, we have
completed free trade agreements with 12 nations,
representing a combined market of 124 million consumers
for American products, goods, and services. These
agreements will create millions of new consumers for
America's farmers, manufacturers, and small business
owners, and deepen our friendships with countries in
other parts of the world.

As we open up new markets to trade, we must always
ensure that American workers are treated fairly. Our
workers can compete with anyone, anywhere, so long as
the rules are fair. My Administration will continue to
enforce trade agreements and insist upon a level
playing field for America's workers.

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 proclaim May 15 through May 21, 2005,
as World Trade Week. I encourage all Americans to
observe this week with events, trade shows, and
educational programs that celebrate the benefits of
trade to our Nation and the global economy.

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

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