On May 17, 2009, President Barack Obama's Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, announced that as a "special gift" to America, the statue would be reopened to the public as of July 4, but that only a limited number of people would be permitted to ascend to the crown each day.
2009年5月17日，总统贝拉克·奥巴马手下的内政部长肯·萨拉查宣布，作为献给美国人民的“特殊礼物”，自由女神像将于7月4日起重新向公众开放，但是每天能够登上王冠的游客数量将受到限制。