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Executive Order 14155

Withdrawing the United States From the World Health Organization

This executive order withdraws the United States from the World Health Organization, revoking the 2021 retraction of the prior withdrawal notice and ending U.S. participation in WHO funding, personnel assignments, and pandemic treaty negotiations. It also revokes Biden-era COVID-19 response coordination structures and mandates development of alternative global health partnerships.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 8361

Impact dates

  1. Establish NSC directorates and coordinating mechanisms for public health/biosecurity

  2. Identify alternative partners for WHO activities with all practicable speed

  3. Pause future U.S. funding transfers to WHO with all practicable speed

  4. Recall and reassign U.S. personnel from WHO with all practicable speed

  5. Review, rescind, and replace 2024 U.S. Global Health Security Strategy as soon as practicable

  6. Immediate notification of withdrawal to UN Secretary-General and WHO leadership

Key directives

  • Revoke January 20, 2021 Presidential Letter retracting prior WHO withdrawal
  • Revoke Executive Order 13987 (COVID-19 response coordination)
  • Establish NSC directorates and coordinating mechanisms for public health and biosecurity
  • Pause future transfer of U.S. funds, support, or resources to WHO
  • Recall and reassign U.S. Government personnel or contractors from WHO
  • Identify alternative U.S. and international partners for WHO activities
  • Review, rescind, and replace 2024 U.S. Global Health Security Strategy
  • Immediately notify UN Secretary-General, depositaries, and WHO leadership of withdrawal
  • Cease negotiations on WHO Pandemic Agreement and International Health Regulations amendments

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Notification of withdrawal to UN Secretary-General and WHO leadership
  • Pause on future U.S. funding transfers to WHO
  • Recall/reassignment of U.S. personnel from WHO
  • Cessation of WHO Pandemic Agreement negotiations

Near term (90d)

  • Establishment of NSC directorates for public health/biosecurity
  • Identification of alternative U.S. and international health partners
  • Review of 2024 U.S. Global Health Security Strategy

Long term

  • Formal completion of WHO withdrawal process
  • Replacement of WHO-dependent global health infrastructure
  • Implementation of revised U.S. global health security strategy

Risks & tensions

  • One-year withdrawal timeline under WHO Constitution may create extended uncertainty; actual exit date unclear from text
  • Loss of U.S. funding (~15-20% of WHO budget) risks destabilizing global disease surveillance during active pandemic threats
  • Alternative partner identification vague—no specified criteria or pre-vetted organizations
  • Simultaneous withdrawal from WHO Pandemic Agreement and IHR amendments removes U.S. influence over future global health rules
  • Revocation of EO 13987 eliminates unified interagency COVID-19 response structure without immediate replacement
  • China framing as political rationale may complicate diplomatic relations with WHO member states
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