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Proc 9891ProclamationTrump 45 · RCeremonial

Proclamation 9891

World Trade Week, 2019

This proclamation designates May 19-25, 2019 as World Trade Week, encouraging observance through events and educational programs. It frames the declaration with extensive policy rhetoric defending the administration's trade agenda, including tariffs, renegotiated agreements (KORUS, USMCA), and ongoing negotiations with the EU, UK, and Japan, while criticizing other countries' unfair trade practices.

Federal Register Open PDF 84 FR 23699

Impact dates

  1. World Trade Week ends

  2. World Trade Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim May 19 through May 25, 2019 as World Trade Week
  • Encourage Americans to observe this week with events, trade shows, and educational programs

Timeline

Immediate

  • World Trade Week declared for May 19-25, 2019

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation mixes ceremonial declaration with overt political messaging and policy advocacy, blurring traditional boundaries
  • References to ongoing trade negotiations and tariffs as achievements may date quickly
  • No binding policy directives; purely hortatory encouragement
Proclamation 9891: World Trade Week, 2019 · Executive Orders