Captive Nations Week, 2019, 35961-35962 [2019-15989]

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 35961-35962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15989]



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Vol. 84

Thursday,

No. 143

July 25, 2019

Part III





The President





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Proclamation 9910--Captive Nations Week, 2019



Proclamation 9911--50th Anniversary Observance of the Apollo 11 Lunar 
Landing



Presidential Determination No. 2019-15 of July 22, 2019--Presidential 
Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 
1950, as Amended



Presidential Determination No. 2019-16 of July 22, 2019--Presidential 
Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 
1950, as Amended



Presidential Determination No. 2019-17 of July 22, 2019--Presidential 
Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 
1950, as Amended



Presidential Determination No. 2019-18 of July 22, 2019--Presidential 
Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 
1950, as Amended



Presidential Determination No. 2019-19 of July 22, 2019--Presidential 
Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 
1950, as Amended



Presidential Determination No. 2019-20 of July 22, 2019--Presidential 
Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 
1950, as Amended


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 143 / Thursday, July 25, 2019 / 
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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 9910 of July 19, 2019

                
Captive Nations Week, 2019

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                The United States has always been a source of hope to 
                people around the world fighting to replace tyranny 
                with liberty, justice, and the rule of law. During 
                Captive Nations Week, we reaffirm our Nation's 
                unwavering support for those who strive to be free from 
                oppression. We condemn repressive regimes that deny 
                people their God-given rights, including life, liberty, 
                and the pursuit of happiness.

                President Dwight D. Eisenhower first proclaimed Captive 
                Nations Week in 1959, when freedom in the United States 
                was a bulwark against the totalitarianism of communist 
                regimes in Eastern Europe and elsewhere. Even today, 
                many decades since the end of the Cold War unleashed a 
                new era of democratic flourishing, tyrannical and 
                coercive governments still threaten the freedom and 
                well-being of countless individuals worldwide. They 
                persecute people for worshiping their God, and jail 
                people for daring to speak out and for demanding even 
                the most basic forms of transparency and 
                accountability. They use food distribution as a tool of 
                social control, manipulate electoral processes, and 
                undermine the will and spirit of their people through 
                intimidation and fear. The United States stands with 
                repressed people around the world and urges governments 
                everywhere to respect the God-given rights of every 
                individual and to embrace the establishment of 
                representative government.

                As Americans, we are privileged and blessed to live in 
                a Nation in which our Constitution protects fundamental 
                rights like freedom of expression, association, 
                religion, and peaceful assembly. We will continue to 
                advocate for those who are unjustly denied these and 
                other rights, and stand against brutality and 
                oppression, which violate the dignity of all people.

                The Congress, by Joint Resolution approved July 17, 
                1959 (73 Stat. 212), has authorized and requested the 
                President to issue a proclamation designating the third 
                week of July of each year as ``Captive Nations Week.''

                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 July 21 through July 
                27, 2019, as Captive Nations Week. I call upon all 
                Americans to reaffirm our commitment to supporting 
                those around the world striving for liberty, justice 
                and the rule of law.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                nineteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                fourth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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