WHEREAS, James Monroe was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia to Spence Monroe and Eliza Jones Monroe on April 28, 1758, and studied at the College of William & Mary; and

WHEREAS, James Monroe fought with the Continental Army in six major engagements in the Revolutionary War, and was seriously wounded at Trenton, earning recognition from General George Washington as “a brave and active officer;” and

WHEREAS, as a young political leader, James Monroe served in Virginia’s legislature and represented Virginia at the Constitutional Convention in 1788; and

1790 에서 먼로는 연방을 대표하여 미국 상원의원으로 선출되었습니다.

WHEREAS, James Monroe served as United States’ Minister to France, Spain and Great Britain and, along with Robert R. Livingston, negotiated the Louisiana Purchase and subsequently served as Secretary of State and Secretary of War for President James Madison; and

WHEREAS, James Monroe served with distinction as Governor of Virginia; and

WHEREAS, James Monroe served as the fifth President of the United States from 1817-1825, during which time he announced the Monroe Doctrine, which denounced European intervention and colonization in the Western Hemisphere; and

4월 28, 2022 은 버지니아와 미국 역사에서 헌신적인 공직자이자 지도자였던 제임스 먼로의 탄생 200주년( 264) 을 기념하는 날입니다;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Glenn Youngkin, do hereby recognize April 28, 2022, as JAMES MONROE DAY in our COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, and I call this observance to the attention of all our citizens.