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Presidential Determination

Eligibility of the Kingdom of Swaziland to Receive Defense Articles and Defense Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act

This presidential determination finds that providing defense articles and services to the Kingdom of Swaziland (now Eswatini) will strengthen U.S. security and promote world peace, thereby making Swaziland eligible under the Foreign Assistance Act and Arms Export Control Act. The Secretary of State is directed to transmit the determination and its justification to Congress and arrange for Federal Register publication.

Federal Register Open PDF 71 FR 36479

Impact dates

  1. Transmit determination to Congress and arrange Federal Register publication

Key directives

  • Find that furnishing defense articles and services to Swaziland strengthens U.S. security and promotes world peace
  • Transmit determination and justification to Congress
  • Arrange for publication in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Determination takes effect upon signing
  • Secretary of State authorized to transmit to Congress

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication to be arranged

Long term

  • Potential defense trade relationship with Swaziland established

Risks & tensions

  • Document does not include the accompanying justification, which would contain substantive policy rationale
  • Eligibility finding is conditional and does not guarantee actual arms transfers
Presidential Determination: Eligibility of the Kingdom of Swaziland to Receive Defense Articles and Defense Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act · Executive Orders