124 STAT. 4665 PROCLAMATION 8541—JULY 16, 2010 Proclamation 8540 of June 30, 2010 Death of Senator Robert C. Byrd, President Pro Tempore of the Senate By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation As a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding service of Sen- ator Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore of the Senate, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset on the day of his interment. I further direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States embas- sies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations. I also direct, that in honor and tribute to this great patriot, that the flag of the United States shall be displayed at full-staff at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and Naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Ter- ritories and possessions on Independence Day, July 4, 2010. I further direct that on that same date, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at full-staff at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the Inde- pendence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty- fourth. BARACK OBAMA Proclamation 8541 of July 16, 2010 Captive Nations Week, 2010 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation In 1959, President Eisenhower issued the first Captive Nations Procla- mation in solidarity with those living without personal or political au- tonomy behind the Iron Curtain. Since that time, once-captive nations have broken free to establish civil liberties, open markets, and allow their people access to information. However, even as more nations have embraced self-governance and basic human rights, there remain regimes that use violence, threats, and isolation to suppress the aspira- tions of their people.
