[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 121, 110th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 8194--OCT. 23, 2007

Proclamation 8194 of October 23, 2007
United Nations Day, 2007
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
After World War II, representatives from around the globe gathered to
begin deliberations on a new international bill of rights. The document
adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, stands as a landmark achievement in the
history of human liberty. On United Nations Day, we recognize the
contributions of this important body and underscore our dedication to
reforming the institution and advancing the high ideals on which it was
founded.
Today, the United Nations must recommit itself to maintaining
international security and helping solve economic, social, and
humanitarian problems. This great institution must work for great
purposes: to free people from tyranny and violence, hunger and disease,
illiteracy and ignorance, and poverty and despair. With renewed
commitment and courage, we can pursue the vision of the Universal
Declaration and build a world where people are free to speak, assemble,
and worship as they wish, and where opportunity crosses every border.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 24, 2007, as
United Nations Day. I urge the Governors of the 50 States, the Governor
of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the officials of other areas
under the flag of the United States to observe United Nations Day with
appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seven, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
second.
GEORGE W. BUSH