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Secretary's Day, also referred to as Administrative Professionals' Day or Professional Secretaries Day, is celebrated in the United States and Canada in appreciation of professional assistants in the workplace. Traditionally, a secretary or administrative assistant receives a small bonus, flowers, candy, or a card, and occasionally, extra time off. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Administrative Professionals Day (Secretaries Day) is an unofficial secular holiday observed on the last Wednesday of April (April 26 in 2006), to recognize the work of clerical employees such as administrative assistants, receptionists, paralegals, etc. ... Administrative Professionals Day (Secretaries Day) is an unofficial secular holiday observed on the last Wednesday of April (April 26 in 2006), to recognize the work of clerical employees such as administrative assistants, receptionists, paralegals, etc. ... A secretary is an office/administrative support position. ...

The official period of appreciation/celebration was first proclaimed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer as "National Secretaries Week," which was held June 1-7 in 1952, with Wednesday, June 4, 1952 designated National Secretaries Day. The office of the U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the mid-20th century. ... Categories: People stubs | U.S. Secretaries of Commerce | 1887 births | 1979 deaths ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1955, the date of celebration was changed to the last full week of April, with Wednesday of that week being designated National Secretaries day. This change was made by the National Secretaries Association. In 1981, the National Secretaries Association became Professional Secretaries International (PSI) and the period of celebration was renamed "Professional Secretaries Week."

In 1998, PSI changed its name to the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP), and announced in 2000 that "Professional Secretaries Day" would be changed to "Administrative Professionals Day".

The holiday has been the source of some controversy and criticism in the United States, where it is often mocked as a Hallmark Holiday. A Hallmark Holiday is a mocking term used to describe a holiday that exists primarily for commercial purposes, and lacks a deeper historic or cultural justification. ...

External links

• Secretary Day article at calendar-updates.com