113 STAT. 2084
PROCLAMATION 7196—MAY 17, 1999
only with their friends and famihes, but also in the hearts of all of us
who enjoy safer, more peaceful lives because of their dedicated service.
This week we honor with special gratitude the nearly 600,000 highly
trained law enforcement personnel who serve our Nation each day.
Whether working undercover against drug pushers, gang leaders, and
terrorists; apprehending fugitives; responding to domestic violence
calls; or arresting drunk drivers, these courageous men and women uphold their pledge to preserve the peace and promote the public's safety. In large part because of their skill and determination, crime rates
in om- Nation have fallen to the lowest point in 25 years, with the murder rate at its lowest level in 30 years. But the war on crime is a constant and dangerous struggle, and during Police Week—and especially
on Peace Officers Memorial Day—we honor those who serve on the
front lines of that battle.
By a joint resolution approved October 1, 1962 (76 Stat. 676), the Congress has authorized and requested the President to designate May 15
of each year as "Peace Officers Memorial Day" and the week in which
it falls as "PoUce Week," and, by Public Law 103-322 (36 U.S.C. 167),
has requested that the flag be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim May 15, 1999, as Peace Officers
Memorial Day and May 9 through 15, 1999, as Police Week. I call upon
the people of the United States to observe these occasions with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities. I also request the Governors of the States and of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well
as the appropriate officials of all units of government, to direct that the
flag of the United States be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day on all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout the
United States and all areas under its jurisdiction and control. I also invite all Americans to display the flag at half-staff from their homes on
that day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereimto set my hand this tenth day
of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-nine, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred
and twenty-third.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
Proclamation 7196 of May 17, 1999
World Trade Week, 1999
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
World Trade Week provides a valuable opportunity to recognize the
enormous importance of exports to the United States economy and our
way of life. In recent years, exports have contributed to almost onethird of our economic growth, helping to make today's economy the
strongest in a generation. Unemployment is at a 30-year low, business
investment is booming, and private sector growth is on the rise. Every
day, an increasing number of U.S. companies and farmers realize how
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