Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2017

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 9590 of April 7, 2017

Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2017

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Pan American Day and Pan American Week commemorate the
127th anniversary of the conclusion of the First
International Conference of American States. This
inter-American gathering planted the seed for the
creation of the Organization of American States, an
enduring organization for the promotion of democracy,
security, human rights, and economic development
throughout the Americas. Pan American Day and Pan
American Week remind us to reflect on the shared
history of the Americas and the Caribbean and to commit
to strengthening relationships with our regional
partners based on common interests and shared values.

My Administration is dedicated to improving border
security, dismantling transnational criminal networks,
and combating terrorism to ensure the safety of our
citizens. We are committed to constructive and
cooperative engagement with our longstanding Pan
American partners, building on existing linkages and
forging new relationships, to advance these critical
objectives.

The governments and people of the Americas are united
through longstanding institutional, economic, cultural,
and social bonds. In conversations and meetings with
regional leaders, I continue to reinforce America's
commitment to those bonds and to advancing the Pan
American ideals of peace and prosperity across the
Western Hemisphere. As these conversations continue, we
will find new ways to promote enhanced, reciprocal
relationships among the Pan American States, advancing
the well-being of people throughout the region.

As we celebrate Pan American Day and Pan American Week,
commemorating the formation of our Pan American
partnership on April 14, 1890, let us reaffirm our
close ties and pledge to work together on shared
priorities that are vital to the interests of our
countries.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim April 14, 2017, as
Pan American Day and April 9 through April 15, 2017, as
Pan American Week. I call upon the people of the United
States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies
and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
seventh day of April, in the year of our Lord two
thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.