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| Use | National flag and ensign 
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| Proportion | 10:19 |
| Adopted | 1734 |
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| Use | War flag and naval ensign 
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| Proportion | 10:19 |
| Adopted | 1734 |
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| Use | War flag and naval ensign
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| Proportion | 10:19 |
| Adopted | 1734 |
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Protocol[edit | edit source]
It is mandatory for the flag to be used in every official speech made by the Governor-General of the United States and it is often used at official meetings between the leaders of an USNA member State and a foreign (non-USNA) State (the State flag and United States flag appearing together). While normally the State flag takes precedence over the United States flag in the State context, meetings between USNA leaders sometimes differ. For example the California flag code expressly replaces the California flag for the United States flag in precedence when dignitaries from other USNA States visit – for example the United States flag would be in the middle of a group of three flags rather than the California flag.
Some member States also have their own rules regarding the use of the flag alongside their State flag on domestic occasions, for example the obligatory use alongside State flags outside police stations or local government buildings. As an example, under Oregon law it is mandatory for most public offices and buildings to hoist the United States Flag alongside the Oregon State Flag. Outside official use, the flag may not be used for aims incompatible with United States values.
In State usage, State protocol usually demands the State flag takes precedence over the United States flag (which is usually displayed to the right of the State flag from the observer's perspective). On occasions where the United States flag is flown alongside all State flags (such as at an United States Federal Council meeting), the State flags are placed in alphabetical order with the United States flag either at the head, or the far right, of the order of flags.[1]
Extraordinary flying of the flag is common on the United States' Flag Day, which is celebrated annually on June 14. On Flag Day 1716, the flag was flown at the Arizona State Capitol for the first time since 1713.
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- ↑ Arranged according to their name in the main language of the host State; or, when the meeting is hosted hy the Fœderal Capital Territory, then they are arranged alphabetically according to their English names, with the United States flag at the head, or the far right, of the order of flags; and (if present), the flags of the Fœderal Capital Territory and other Territories present to the far right of the State flags or (if the United States flag is to the right of the State flags) to the right of the United States flag. For Territorial flags, the order is Fœderal Capital Territory first, followed by the Territories in English alphabetical order.