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Proclamation 9626

Captive Nations Week, 2017

This proclamation designates July 16-22, 2017 as Captive Nations Week, continuing a Cold War-era tradition begun by President Eisenhower in 1959. It expresses solidarity with people living under authoritarian regimes and calls on Americans to reaffirm commitment to liberty and human rights globally, but contains no binding policy directives or concrete actions.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 33437

Impact dates

  1. Captive Nations Week ends

  2. Captive Nations Week begins

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of July 16-22, 2017 as Captive Nations Week

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Vague phrasing 'we continue to encourage despotic regimes' implies no concrete diplomatic mechanism; purely rhetorical stance.
  • Annual proclamation under 1959 Joint Resolution creates no new obligations beyond ceremonial designation.
Proclamation 9626: Captive Nations Week, 2017 · Executive Orders