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Proc 8768ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8768

National Mentoring Month, 2012

President Obama proclaimed January 2012 as National Mentoring Month, encouraging public officials, business leaders, educators, and Americans to observe the month with ceremonies and activities celebrating mentorship. The proclamation describes existing federal mentoring initiatives including the Corporate Mentoring Challenge and mentorship programs for military families, but issues no binding directives, funding requirements, or regulatory changes.

Federal Register Open PDF 77 FR 209

Impact dates

  1. National Mentoring Month ends

  2. National Mentoring Month begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim January 2012 as National Mentoring Month
  • Call upon public officials, business and community leaders, educators, and Americans to observe this month with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of January 2012 as National Mentoring Month

Near term (90d)

  • Encouraged observance of National Mentoring Month with ceremonies and activities during January 2012

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No substantive policy or funding mandates; purely hortatory and commemorative
  • Reference to past initiatives (Corporate Mentoring Challenge launched January 2011) describes rather than directs new action
Proclamation 8768: National Mentoring Month, 2012 · Executive Orders