On the recordJune 29, 2010
I further 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.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “I further direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States embassies…”
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Proclamation 8540—Death of Senator Robert C. Byrd
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