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Datelines, Addresses, and Signatures
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Tokyo, Japan, November 13, 2008.☐
U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization Services,
Detroit, MI.
Gentlemen: This letter will testify to the personal character * * *.
☐☐☐Very truly yours,
Mrs. Grace C. Lohr,☐☐☐☐☐
Inspector General Section, HQ, AFFE,☐☐☐
APO 343, San Francisco, CA.☐
16.27.
The word seal appearing with the signature of a notary or of an organized body, such as a company, is spaced 1 em from the signature. The word seal is to be set in small caps and bracketed.
[seal]☐Richard Roe,☐☐☐
Notary Public.☐
[seal]☐J.M. Wilber.
[seal]☐Bartlett, Robins & Co.☐
16.28.
Presidential proclamations after May 23, 1967, do not utilize the seal except when they pertain to treaties, conventions, protocols, or other international agreements. Copy will be followed literally with respect to the inclusion of and between elements of numerical expressions.

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 September 27, 2008, as National Hunting and Fishing Day. I call upon the people of the United States to join me in recognizing the contributions of America's hunters and anglers, and all those who work to conserve our Nation's fish and wildlife resources. ******* In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-sixth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.

George W. Bush.