{"id":39921,"date":"2021-09-14T17:47:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T00:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=39921"},"modified":"2021-09-14T17:47:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T00:47:18","slug":"commemorating-the-international-day-of-democracy%e2%80%af","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=39921","title":{"rendered":"Commemorating the International Day of Democracy\u202f"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>09\/14\/2021 07:12 PM EDT<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State<\/p>\n<p>On this International Day of Democracy, we underscore our support for democracy as we strive toward a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable world.<\/p>\n<p>The United States places democracy and human rights at the center of our foreign policy; they are essential\u202felements in achieving\u202fand sustaining\u202fpeace and stability the world over. Our commitment is firm and grounded in our own experience as a democracy\u2014imperfect, but\u202fcontinuously\u202fstriving for a more perfect union. We know that free and democratic societies have healthier citizens, less violent conflict, and more prosperous communities. Indeed, democracy delivers for the many, not the few.<\/p>\n<p>To demonstrate that democracy best addresses the greatest challenges of our time, President Biden will bring together government, civil society, and private sector leaders from a diverse group of the world\u2019s democracies at a virtual Summit for Democracy this December.\u202f As the President has said, \u201c\u2026we must start with diplomacy rooted in America\u2019s most cherished values: defending freedom, championing opportunity, upholding universal rights, respecting\u202fthe rule of law, and treating every person with dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A thriving democracy also depends on open\u202fand vibrant civic space,\u202fin which people \u2013 all people \u2013 can advocate for their rights and hold the government to account with equal rights and without discrimination. The rule of law, free and fair elections, freedom of expression, and freedom of the press are cornerstones of a healthy democracy and the right of all.<\/p>\n<p>Whether\u202fheading to the polls\u202fto vote,\u202fexposing\u202fcorruption,\u202for\u202f<wbr><\/wbr>peacefully rallying around a common cause, people\u202fin every corner of the\u202fglobe\u202fbring to life the\u202fbasic\u202ftenets\u202fof democracy every day.\u202f\u202fOn this Day of Democracy, we\u202frecognize\u202fthat these efforts are\u202fcritical to defend, strengthen, and renew democracy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>09\/14\/2021 07:12 PM EDT &nbsp; Antony&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s-a"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39921"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39922,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39921\/revisions\/39922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}