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Proc 10213ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10213

World Trade Week, 2021

President Biden proclaimed May 16–22, 2021 as World Trade Week, calling on Americans to observe it with programs and ceremonies. The proclamation frames trade policy around worker-centered competitiveness, pandemic recovery, and administration priorities including the American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan, but imposes no binding policy directives or deadlines.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 27023

Impact dates

  1. World Trade Week ends

  2. World Trade Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim May 16 through May 22, 2021 as World Trade Week
  • Call upon all Americans to observe this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of May 16-22, 2021 as World Trade Week

Near term (90d)

—

Long term

—

Risks & tensions

  • Text is aspirational policy framing without operative mandates; 'call upon' language is non-binding
  • Potential tension between pro-trade messaging and protectionist elements of American Jobs Plan not resolved in text
Proclamation 10213: World Trade Week, 2021 · Executive Orders