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Proc 9862ProclamationTrump 45 · RCeremonial

Proclamation 9862

Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2019

This proclamation designates April 14, 2019 as Pan American Day and April 14-20, 2019 as Pan American Week, commemorating Western Hemisphere cooperation through the Organization of American States. It includes sharp criticism of the governments of Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua while urging state governors and territorial officials to hold appropriate ceremonies.

Federal Register Open PDF 84 FR 16187

Impact dates

  1. Pan American Week concludes

  2. Pan American Day observance

Key directives

  • proclaim April 14, 2019 as Pan American Day
  • proclaim April 14 through April 20, 2019 as Pan American Week
  • urge Governors of the 50 States, Governor of Puerto Rico, and officials of other areas under US flag to honor observances with appropriate ceremonies and activities

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • designation of April 14, 2019 as Pan American Day
  • designation of April 14-20, 2019 as Pan American Week

Near term (90d)

  • ceremonies and activities by governors and officials during April 14-20, 2019

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • diplomatic friction from explicit condemnation of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua as tyrannical/authoritarian in an otherwise ceremonial document
  • potential tension with OAS members who view such language as partisan intrusion
Proclamation 9862: Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2019 · Executive Orders