His Excellency
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 18, 2020
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Director-General of the World Health Organization Geneva, Switzerland
Dear Dr. Tedros:
On April 14, 2020, I suspended United States contributions to the World Health Organization pending an investigation by my Administration of the organization’s failed response to the COVID-19outbreak. ThisreviewhasconfirmedmanyoftheseriousconcernsIraisedlast month and identified others that the World Health Organization should have addressed, especially the World Health Organization’s alarming lack of independence from the People’s RepublicofChina. Basedonthisreview,wenowknowthefollowing: