Presidential Document2022-04611
Irish-American Heritage Month, 2022
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Published
March 3, 2022
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February 28, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 11925-11926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04611]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 42 / Thursday, March 3, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10343 of February 28, 2022
Irish-American Heritage Month, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
For centuries, Irish Americans have played a crucial
role in helping define the soul of our Nation, and
today, nearly 1 in 10 Americans proudly trace their
roots back to the Emerald Isle. With hope and faith in
their hearts, the first immigrants from Ireland crossed
the Atlantic in search of liberty and opportunity. It
was the dream of a better life that brought my
ancestors--the Blewitts of County Mayo and the
Finnegans of County Louth--and countless other Irish
immigrants.
Like so many Irish American families, my grandparents
carried the spirit and memory of Ireland in their
hearts--a pride and passion they instilled in their
home in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Through the journeys of
their own mothers and fathers and in the lessons they
passed on to my mother, Catherine Eugenia Finnegan
Biden, they joined Irish Americans in every corner of
America in helping to write the next chapter of the
American story.
The story of Irish Americans has always been one of
strength and perseverance through adversity. Many Irish
immigrants arrived on America's shores to escape the
Great Famine, only to face discrimination, prejudice,
and poverty. Despite these hard times, they embraced
their new homes in every corner of America--from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, across the Midwest and through
the Rocky Mountains--and helped build and fortify our
Nation into what it is today.
Irish Americans expanded the American middle class,
building ladders of opportunity that future generations
could climb. They became teachers, firefighters, police
officers, labor leaders, farmers, business owners, and
more. Along the way, Irish Americans contributed
enormously to the American labor movement--championing
safe working conditions, advocating for children's
rights, and fighting racism, prejudice, and income
inequality. They bravely answered the call to serve,
defending our Union and its values in every battle.
They continue to work on behalf of the American people
as public servants--serving in the Congress, the
Supreme Court, Federal agencies, the White House, and
in State and local offices across the country. Irish
Americans have enriched our culture and nourished our
hearts and souls through the arts and humanities,
earning recognition as Nobel and Pulitzer prize-winning
poets and authors, award-winning musicians,
storytellers, and dancers, and critically acclaimed
actors. They have blessed our Nation with their
indomitable spirit, faith, and love for family that has
been passed down through the generations. This sense of
community, hospitality, resilience, and passion are
integral pieces of America's cultural tapestry.
The United States and Ireland are deeply and forever
intertwined: linked in memory and imagination--in joy,
sorrow, and resilience--by our common love and common
dreams. We share, in every heart, an unrelenting
optimism--a flicker of hope that guides us through even
the darkest of nights.
As we celebrate Irish-American Heritage Month, let us
honor the journey and contributions of Irish Americans
who helped shape this land of opportunity and define
what it means to be American. Let us reaffirm the
legacy
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of friendship and strong family ties between the United
States of America and Ireland--united by our common
purpose, by our histories, and by our futures.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 2022 as
Irish-American Heritage Month. I call upon all
Americans to celebrate the achievements and
contributions of Irish Americans to our Nation with
appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord
two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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