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On January 20, 2025, the President of the United States issued Proclamation 10885, mandating that the U.S. flag be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day to honor the significance of the event and its representation of national values. This directive applies to all federal buildings, military posts, and U.S. embassies worldwide. After Inauguration Day, the flag will return to half-staff in accordance with Proclamation 10876, which honors the late former President Jimmy Carter for a 30-day mourning period. This action underscores the importance of Inauguration Day while balancing respect for a former president's passing, reflecting the administration's commitment to both national celebration and solemn remembrance.

[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 8233-8234] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-01899] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 17 / Tuesday, January 28, 2025 / Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________ Title 3-- The President [[Page 8233]] Proclamation 10885 of January 20, 2025 Flying the Flag of the United States at Full- Staff on Inauguration Day By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in honor of Inauguration Day and everything good and noble that it represents about our Nation, our people, and our form of Government, I hereby order that, on this and all future Inauguration Days, the flag of the United States shall be flown at full-staff. Accordingly, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at full-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, for the remainder of this day beginning immediately. I also direct that, for the same period of time, the flag 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. Upon the end of this Inauguration Day, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be returned to half-staff as directed by Proclamation 10876 of December 29, 2024 (Announcing the Death of James Earl Carter, Jr.), in recognition of the memory of our former President, until the period of 30 days from the day of his death has concluded. [[Page 8234]] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty- ninth. (Presidential Sig.) [FR Doc. 2025-01899 Filed 1-27-25; 8:45 am] Billing code 3395-F4-P

Flying the Flag of the United States at Full- Staff on Inauguration Day

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