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Proc 10156ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10156

Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area

This proclamation orders U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff at the White House, all federal buildings and grounds, military posts, naval stations, and vessels nationwide and abroad until sunset on March 22, 2021, to honor victims of the March 16, 2021 violence in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 15559

Impact dates

  1. Flags return to full-staff at sunset

Key directives

  • Fly U.S. flag at half-staff at White House and all public buildings/grounds until sunset March 22, 2021
  • Fly U.S. flag at half-staff at all military posts, naval stations, and naval vessels until sunset March 22, 2021
  • Fly U.S. flag at half-staff at all U.S. embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad until sunset March 22, 2021

Timeline

Immediate

  • Flags ordered to half-staff nationwide and abroad

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Limited to symbolic gesture with no policy or programmatic response to underlying violence or hate crimes
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