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: