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Proc 9147ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 9147

Captive Nations Week, 2014

President Obama proclaimed July 20-26, 2014 as Captive Nations Week, continuing a congressionally authorized annual observance dating to 1959. The proclamation commemorates Cold War-era solidarity with nations under authoritarian rule and expresses ongoing U.S. support for peoples seeking democracy and human rights worldwide. It contains no substantive policy directives, funding allocations, or agency mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 79 FR 42969

Impact dates

  1. Captive Nations Week ends

  2. Captive Nations Week begins

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect upon signing; ceremonial observance period July 20-26, 2014

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No substantive policy content; purely commemorative
  • Vague language about 'standing with' oppressed peoples carries no operational commitment
  • Potential tension between rhetorical support for democracy and actual foreign policy priorities, but proclamation itself imposes no obligations
Proclamation 9147: Captive Nations Week, 2014 · Executive Orders