Presidential Document2023-25223
World Freedom Day, 2023
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November 14, 2023
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November 8, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 14, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 77881-77882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25223]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 218 / Tuesday, November 14, 2023 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10670 of November 8, 2023
World Freedom Day, 2023
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On World Freedom Day, we remember that the hammer blow
that brought down the Berlin Wall and the might that
lifted the Iron Curtain were not sparked by the words
of any single leader--it was the people of Europe who
spent decades fighting to free themselves and defend
democracy. Together, we recommit ourselves to this
cause--knowing that the darkness that drives autocracy
is no match for the flame of liberty that lights the
souls of free people everywhere.
Around the globe, we are seeing a revival of the forces
of autocracy, which are once again demonstrating
contempt for the rule of law, democratic freedom, and
the truth itself. Russia's ongoing aggression against
Ukraine is another battle in the long struggle between
liberty and authoritarianism, one that compels us to
remember that the fight for democracy is perennial and
that we must stand up for our values each and every
day.
That is exactly what the United States is doing.
Together with our partners and allies, the United
States will continue to defend the fundamental freedoms
and human rights entitled to every person around the
world. We will continue working toward a future where
women and girls can enjoy equal rights and equal
participation in their societies; where Indigenous
groups, people with disabilities, and racial, ethnic,
and religious minorities do not have their potential
stifled by systemic discrimination; and where LGBTQI+
people are not persecuted or targeted with violence
because of who they are. We will continue to stand with
people around the world striving for a brighter future
in the face of autocratic attempts to forge a darker
path. As we support democracy abroad, we are mindful
that our own democracy is still at risk. My
Administration is working tirelessly to show that
democracies can deliver on the challenges that matter
most in peoples' lives, and I call on the American
people to remain vigilant in the defense of our
democratic values and institutions.
As we honor the hope felt around the world 34 years ago
today when Berliners finally crossed from East to West
and ushered in a new future, we remember that when we
choose to stand together and recognize the common hopes
that bind all humanity, we hold in our hands the power
to bend the arc of history. Together, may we continue
to live up to the promises we have made to ourselves,
to the vulnerable, and to all those who will inherit
the world we create. May we work side-by-side to bend
the arc of history for the good of the world.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, do hereby proclaim
November 9, 2023, as World Freedom Day. I call upon the
people of the United States of America to remember 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-three, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
eighth.
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