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Proclamation 10960

Captive Nations Week, 2025

President Trump issued an annual proclamation designating July 20–26, 2025, as Captive Nations Week, continuing a tradition begun by President Eisenhower in 1959 to express U.S. support for people living under totalitarian regimes and to affirm religious liberty and human rights globally. The proclamation references ongoing interagency work on international religious freedom but contains no binding policy directives, funding mechanisms, or operational mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 36369

Impact dates

  1. Captive Nations Week ends

  2. Captive Nations Week begins

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • ceremonial observance period July 20–26, 2025

Near term (90d)

—

Long term

—

Risks & tensions

  • no substantive policy attached—purely symbolic
  • vague reference to interagency coordination lacks accountability mechanisms
  • potential for diplomatic friction with regimes labeled 'totalitarian' without naming specific countries
Proclamation 10960: Captive Nations Week, 2025 · Executive Orders