ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS’ WEEK
AND
ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS’ DAY
2024
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, administrative professionals, including administrative assistants, executive assistants, office managers, secretaries, and other related positions, comprise 11.9 percent of the North Carolina workforce; and
WHEREAS, administrative professionals play an essential role in coordinating the office operations of businesses, government, educational institutions, health care facilities and other organizations; and
WHEREAS, administrative professionals serve as vital information hubs in the modern office, managing information, organizing the office, mastering office technology, and providing strategic support to teams and companies; and
WHEREAS, the work of administrative professionals today requires advanced knowledge and expertise in communications, computer software, office technology, project management, organization, customer service, and other vital office management responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, Administrative Professionals’ Week 2024 highlights the major contributions of administrative professionals to business and government, and is focused on honoring the professionals who support organizations and governments; and
WHEREAS, organizations like the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) and the IAAP Carolinas Region provide administrative professionals with education, networking opportunities, certification, and other career-enhancing programs while also advancing the image of the profession; and
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina is proud to recognize the many administrative professionals throughout state government who keep vital offices running and deliver necessary services to the people of North Carolina;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROY COOPER, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim April 22 – 26, 2024, as “ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS’ WEEK” and April 24, 2024, as “ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS’ DAY” in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.
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Roy Cooper
Governor
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-second day of April in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-four and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-eighth
