Executive Order 14155

Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization

Signed 2025-01-20 in effect
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Directs the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization and the cessation of all U.S. funding. This is the second time Trump has initiated WHO withdrawal; the first (during Trump 45) was reversed by Biden on day one. Formal withdrawal takes 12 months under WHO rules.

Section by Section

What each section does, and how they differ.

Sec. 1 Purpose

Withdraws the U.S. from WHO due to mishandling of COVID-19 pandemic, failure to adopt reforms, inappropriate political influence, and unfair financial assessment.

Sec. 2 Actions

Revokes the January 2021 letter retracting the 2020 withdrawal notice, revokes Executive Order 13987, establishes NSC directorates for public health and biosecurity, directs pause of future WHO funding and recall of U.S. personnel.

Sec. 3 Notification

Directs Secretary of State to immediately inform UN Secretary-General and WHO leadership of withdrawal.

Sec. 4 Global System Negotiations

Directs State to cease negotiations on WHO Pandemic Agreement and amendments to International Health Regulations, with no binding effect on the U.S.

Sec. 5 General Provisions

Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.