| WHEREAS, the week
of May 22-28, 2011, has been designated as
"Public Service Recognition Week" in
the United States Virgin Islands; and WHEREAS,
the Territory, which will be celebrating its
annual celebration, will be joining the fifty
states and territories in recognizing
outstanding employees for their performance and
efforts to improve public service; and
WHEREAS, the
people of the Virgin Islands, through innumerable
contributions in advancing the science,
processes and art of public administration, have
improved the administration of the public
service at all levels of government and in all
functional and program fields; and
WHEREAS,
particular recognition is due to reinforce the
value and worth of public service employees who,
through a cast of mind, a corpus of theory and
knowledge, a social ideal, ethical standards and
formal organization, promote excellence in
territorial services to individuals,
organizations, and the public at large; and
WHEREAS, it is
fitting and proper that we honor and commend
those employees who have been selected by their
respective departments and agencies as
"Employee of the Year" for their
diligence, outstanding work, and contributions
to their departments and agencies;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, John P.
de Jonqh, Jr., Governor of the
United States Virgin Is1ands, by virtue of the authority vested
in me by the Revised Organic Act of 1954, as amended, do hereby
proclaim the week of May 22-28, 2011 as, as "Public
Service Recognition Week." I encourage
all levels of our community and society, public and private sectors, to hold programs promoting
improved understanding and strengthened administration
of public service through the interchange and identification of common public
administration goals and objectives and honoring outstanding public service employees within each department and agency of the Government of the Virgin Islands.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and cause
the Seal. of the Government of the Virgin Islands
of the United States to be affixed at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, this 7th day of April, A.D., 2011.
John P.
de Jongh, Jr.
Governor
Attest:
Gregory
R. Francis
Lieutenant Governor
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