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Proclamation 10514

Religious Freedom Day, 2023

This proclamation designates January 16, 2023, as Religious Freedom Day, reflecting on constitutional protections for religious practice while highlighting administration efforts to combat antisemitism, Islamophobia, and religious persecution domestically and globally. It describes past and ongoing initiatives including interagency committees, security funding for houses of worship, a national strategy on antisemitism, and international religious freedom diplomacy.

Impact dates

  1. Religious Freedom Day observance

Key directives

  • Proclaim January 16, 2023 as Religious Freedom Day

Timeline

Immediate

  • January 16, 2023 designated as Religious Freedom Day

Near term (90d)

  • Interagency group to continue developing national strategy to fight antisemitism

Long term

  • Ongoing implementation of international religious freedom programs
  • Continued coordination through International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance

Risks & tensions

  • Document references ongoing interagency work but provides no binding mandates or new funding commitments beyond prior actions
  • Vague on deliverables for 'national strategy to fight antisemitism' — timeline and binding status unclear
Proclamation 10514: Religious Freedom Day, 2023 · Executive Orders