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Proclamation 8521

World Trade Week, 2010

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In simple terms

President Obama proclaimed May 16–22, 2010 as World Trade Week, calling on Americans to observe it with events celebrating trade's benefits. The proclamation references the National Export Initiative and a goal to double U.S. exports over five years, but contains no binding policy directives, mandates, or deadlines for agencies.

Federal Register Open PDF 75 FR 28183

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 75 FR 28183

    Federal Register PDF

  3. World Trade Week ends

  4. World Trade Week begins

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

What to expect

Immediate

  • Proclamation of May 16–22, 2010 as World Trade Week

Near term (90d)

—

Long term

—

Risks & tensions

  • Text is purely hortatory with no enforceable obligations; 'encourage' language is non-binding
  • Reference to doubling exports in five years is aspirational, not a mandated target
Proclamation 8521: World Trade Week, 2010 · Executive Orders