Death of John Glenn

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 14, 2016)] [Presidential Documents] [Page 90663] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2016-30262] [[Page 90661]] Vol. 81 Wednesday, No. 240 December 14, 2016 Part VI The President ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Proclamation 9552--Death of John Glenn Proclamation 9553--Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week, 2016 Executive Order 13753--Amending the Order of Succession in the Department of Homeland Security Executive Order 13754--Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 81 , No. 240 / Wednesday, December 14, 2016 / Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________ Title 3-- The President [[Page 90663]] Proclamation 9552 of December 9, 2016 Death of John Glenn By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation As a mark of respect for the memory of John Glenn, 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 interment. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period 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 ninth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first. (Presidential Sig.) [FR Doc. 2016-30262 Filed 12-13-16; 11:15 am] Billing code 3295-F7-P