Administrative Professionals Day/Week
Administrative Professionals Day and Administrative Professionals Week, also known as National Secretary's Day and National Secretary's Week, Professional Secretaries Day and Professional Secretaries Week, or Executive Admin's Day and Executive Admin's Week
In North America it is celebrated on the Wednesday of the last full week of April.
In much of Europe it is celebrated on the third Thursday in April.
In much of Europe it is celebrated on the third Thursday in April.
The day and week is Often celebrated by giving one's assistant gifts such as flowers, candy, trinkets, lunch at a restaurant, or time off. Administrative Professionals Week is a registered trademark of the International Association of Administrative Professionals.
In 1952 "National Secretaries Week" was first designated by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer as which was held June 1st through June 7th, with Wednesday, June 4th, 1952 designated National Secretaries Day. The first Secretaries Day was sponsored by the National Secretaries Association with the support of corporate groups.
In 1955, the observance date of National Secretaries Week was moved to the last full week of AprilIn 1981 the week was renamed "Professional Secretaries Week".
In 2000 the week was renamed "Administrative Professionals Week" to represent varying job duties and titles.
