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97 STAT. 1588 PROCLAMATION 5062—MAY 17, 1983 Proclamation 5062 of May 17, 1983 Management Week in America, 1983 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The high level of competence and dedication of the members of the man- agement profession has contributed significantly to the success of the American economy. Management skills are particularly important at the present time because of the need for increased productivity to allow our goods and services to compete more successfully in both domestic and world markets. We urge those with management responsibilities to continue to improve their skills. It is important that we acknowledge the essential role of management in ensuring the strength of the American economy, both in the past and for the future. We hope that public recognition of the vital role managerial person- nel play in furthering the goals of our society will encourage and inspire young Americans to consider management as a career. In recognition of the essential role of this profession in ensuring the contin- ued strength of the American economy, the Congress, by House Joint Reso- 96 Stat. 242. lution 225, has designated the week beginning on June 5, 1983, as "Manage- ment Week in America" and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of that week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning June 5, 1983, as Man- agement Week in America and call upon the American people to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and sev- enth. RONALD REAGAN Proclamation 5063 of May 18, 1983 National Andrei Sakharov Day By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Dr. Andrei Sakharov has earned the admiration and gratitude of the people of the United States and other countries throughout the world for his tire- less and courageous efforts on behalf of international peace and on behalf of basic human freedoms for the peoples of the Soviet Union. In recognition of this work. Dr. Sakharov was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. Soviet authorities prevented Dr. Sakharov from receiving this award in person by prohibiting him from leaving the Soviet Union. In the face of continuous harassment and mistreatment by the Soviet au- thorities. Dr. Sakharov has continued his work for peace and individual human rights. Despite his exile to the remote city of Gorkiy on January 22, 1980, and despite continued efforts by the Soviet authorities to deny Dr.