Presidential Document2022-24844
World Freedom Day, 2022
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Published
November 14, 2022
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November 8, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 218 (Monday, November 14, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 68019-68020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24844]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 218 / Monday, November 14, 2022 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10493 of November 8, 2022
World Freedom Day, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On World Freedom Day, we remember the fall of the
Berlin Wall and recall the hope felt around the world
when freedom triumphed over tyranny. For decades, the
Soviet Union ruled Central and Eastern Europe with an
iron fist behind an Iron Curtain. But on that cold
November night in 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, and East
and West Berliners came together to send a clear
message: the darkness that drives autocracy can never
extinguish the flame of liberty that lights the souls
of free people everywhere. Today, we reflect upon the
power of people yearning for democracy and once again
rededicate ourselves to the same cause.
Over the last 30 years, the forces of autocracy have
been revived across the globe--exhibiting their
contempt for the rule of law, for human rights and
fundamental freedoms, and for truth itself. Russia's
unjust war against Ukraine, and its attempts to
forcibly claim territory through brutal violence and
sham referenda, is the latest battle in a long struggle
between liberty and repression--between a rules-based
order and one governed by brute force. We are reminded
once again that democracy is never guaranteed. We have
to defend it, protect it, and stand up for it always.
The United States will be unabashed in promoting our
vision of a free, open, secure, and prosperous world in
the face of autocratic attempts to forge a darker path.
The future will be won by countries where members of
religious and ethnic minorities can live without
harassment, where people can love freely without being
targeted with violence, where privacy is respected and
personal liberties are inalienable, and where citizens
can vote freely and have that vote counted. We will
continue investing in developing countries to help them
drive down poverty, shore up critical infrastructure,
and unleash the full potential of their populations. We
will continue marshaling security, humanitarian, and
economic support to Ukraine, strengthening its hand
militarily and diplomatically as it defends against
Russian aggression. At home, I am determined to ensure
that democracy continues delivering for our people--
making lives better in meaningful, concrete ways.
To all the people around the world striving toward a
better future--a future rooted in democracy and
fundamental freedoms, hope and light, decency and
dignity--the United States stands with you. From the
Ukrainian soldiers fighting for their nation's very
existence, to the brave women of Iran organizing to
secure their human rights and fundamental freedoms, the
people of Burma demanding democracy in the face of
brutal violence, and the Cuban citizens standing up
against oppression--the courage and commitment that
helped bring down the Berlin Wall remains alive and
powerful around the world today. History shows us that
it is from the darkest moments that the greatest
progress follows. That is true thanks to brave people
who are bending the arc of history toward a freer and
more just world.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, do hereby proclaim
November 9, 2022, as World Freedom Day. I call upon the
people of the United States of America to recall the
hope symbolized by the fall of the Berlin Wall and
reaffirm our dedication to freedom and democracy.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
eighth day of November, 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-
seventh.
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