MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct:
Section 1. Purpose
(a) On February 4, 2025, I issued Executive Order 14199
(Withdrawing the United States from and Ending Funding to
Certain United Nations Organizations and Reviewing United States
Support to All International Organizations). That Executive
Order directed the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
United States Representative to the United Nations, to conduct a
review of all international intergovernmental organizations of
which the United States is a member and provides any type of
funding or other support, and all conventions and treaties to
which the United States is a party, to determine which
organizations, conventions, and treaties are contrary to the
interests of the United States. The Secretary of State has
reported his findings as required by Executive Order 14199.
(b) I have considered the Secretary of State's report and, after
deliberating with my Cabinet, have determined that it is
contrary to the interests of the United States to remain a
member of, participate in, or otherwise provide support to the
organizations listed in section 2 of this memorandum.
(c) Consistent with Executive Order 14199 and pursuant to the
authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct all
executive departments and agencies (agencies) to take immediate
steps to effectuate the withdrawal of the United States from the
organizations listed in section 2 of this memorandum as soon as
possible. For United Nations entities, withdrawal means ceasing
participation in or funding to those entities to the extent
permitted by law.
(d) My review of further findings of the Secretary of State
remains ongoing.
Sec. 2. Organizations from Which the United States Shall
Withdraw
(a) Non-United Nations Organizations:
(i) 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Compact;
(ii) Colombo Plan Council;
(iii) Commission for Environmental Cooperation;
(iv) Education Cannot Wait;
(v) European Centre of Excellence for Countering
Hybrid Threats
(vi) Forum of European National Highway Research
Laboratories;
(vii) Freedom Online Coalition;
(viii) Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund;
(ix) Global Counterterrorism Forum;
(x) Global Forum on Cyber Expertise;
(xi) Global Forum on Migration and Development;
(xii) Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research;
(xiii) Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals,
and Sustainable Development;
(xiv) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change;
(xv) Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services;
(xvi) International Centre for the Study of the Preservation
and Restoration of Cultural Property;
(xvii) International Cotton Advisory Committee;
(xviii) International Development Law Organization;
(xix) International Energy Forum;
(xx) International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture
Agencies;
(xxi) International Institute for Democracy and Electoral
Assistance;
(xxii) International Institute for Justice and the Rule of
Law;
(xxiii) International Lead and Zinc Study Group;
(xxiv) International Renewable Energy Agency;
(xxv) International Solar Alliance;
(xxvi) International Tropical Timber Organization;
(xxvii) International Union for Conservation of Nature;
(xxviii) Pan American Institute of Geography and History;
(xxix) Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation;
(xxx) Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combatting Piracy
and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia;
(xxxi) Regional Cooperation Council;
(xxxii) Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st
Century;
(xxxiii) Science and Technology Center in Ukraine;
(xxxiv) Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment
Programme; and
(xxxv) Venice Commission of the Council of Europe.
(b) United Nations (UN) Organizations:
(i) Department of Economic and Social Affairs;
(ii) UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) — Economic
Commission for Africa;
(iii) ECOSOC — Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean;
(iv) ECOSOC — Economic and Social Commission for Asia and
the Pacific;
(v) ECOSOC — Economic and Social Commission for Western
Asia;
(vi) International Law Commission;
(vii) International Residual Mechanism for Criminal
Tribunals;
(viii) International Trade Centre;
(ix) Office of the Special Adviser on Africa;
(x) Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary
General for Children in Armed Conflict;
(xi) Office of the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict;
(xii) Office of the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General on Violence Against Children;
(xiii) Peacebuilding Commission;
(xiv) Peacebuilding Fund;
(xv) Permanent Forum on People of African Descent;
(xvi) UN Alliance of Civilizations;
(xvii) UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from
Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing
Countries;
(xviii) UN Conference on Trade and Development;
(xix) UN Democracy Fund;
(xx) UN Energy;
(xxi) UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of
Women;
(xxii) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change;
(xxiii) UN Human Settlements Programme;
(xxiv) UN Institute for Training and Research;
(xxv) UN Oceans;
(xxvi) UN Population Fund;
(xxvii) UN Register of Conventional Arms;
(xxviii) UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination;
(xxix) UN System Staff College;
(xxx) UN Water; and
(xxxi) UN University.
Sec. 3. Implementation Guidance
The Secretary of State shall provide additional guidance as
needed to agencies when implementing this memorandum.
Sec. 4. General Provisions
(a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be construed to impair or
otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department
or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative,
or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law
or in equity by any party against the United States, its
departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or
agents, or any other person.
(d) The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish
this memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
