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Proc 9910ProclamationTrump 45 · RCeremonial

Proclamation 9910

Captive Nations Week, 2019

This proclamation designates July 21-27, 2019 as Captive Nations Week, continuing a tradition begun by President Eisenhower in 1959. It condemns repressive regimes worldwide and calls on Americans to reaffirm support for people striving for liberty and representative government, but contains no binding policy directives or agency mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 84 FR 35961

Impact dates

  1. Captive Nations Week ends

  2. Captive Nations Week begins

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of July 21-27, 2019 as Captive Nations Week

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Symbolic language condemning unspecified regimes may complicate diplomatic relations but carries no policy force
  • Vague references to 'tyrannical governments' without naming specific countries limits actionable clarity
Proclamation 9910: Captive Nations Week, 2019 · Executive Orders