Foreign Policy Directives

Anti-Communism Week, 2025

This Presidential Proclamation officially designates the week of November 2 through November 8, 2025, as Anti-Communism Week, serving as a solemn national observance to remember the devastation caused by communist ideologies worldwide. The declaration strongly rejects communism as an ideology rooted in servitude, censorship, and the destruction of prosperity, emphasizing America's commitment to liberty, individual rights, and the contrast between freedom and state control, regardless of modern labels like 'socialism.'

Nomination Sent to the Senate

This webpage serves as the central portal for all official Presidential Actions, providing navigation to various categories including Executive Orders, Nominations & Appointments, Presidential Memoranda, and Proclamations, and currently highlights a recent nomination sent to the Senate.',

Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates Consistent with the Economic and Trade Arrangement Between the United States and the People’s Republic of China

This Presidential Action formally implements the economic and trade Arrangement reached between the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC) following meetings in October 2025.

Citing progress on addressing non-reciprocal trade, the action continues the suspension of heightened reciprocal tariffs previously imposed on PRC imports until November 10, 2026.

The President justifies this extension by citing commitments from the PRC to cease retaliatory actions, ease export controls on critical minerals, and exponentially increase purchases of U.S. agricultural goods, all intended to remedy the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14257.

Modifying Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China

The document announces a modification to presidential actions taken under a national emergency concerning the synthetic opioid supply chain originating from the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Citing PRC commitments to halt the shipment of specific fentanyl precursor chemicals to the United States and control exports globally, the President reduces the additional ad valorem duty on targeted PRC goods from 20 percent to 10 percent, effective November 10, 2025.

The order directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement these changes in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) and mandates ongoing monitoring of the PRC's compliance, reserving the right to modify the order if commitments are not met.

Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate

The document provides a direct record of recent Presidential Actions concerning personnel decisions, specifically detailing two nominations sent to the Senate for confirmation: Michael Selig for Chairman and Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), where he would replace a term-expired commissioner.

Additionally, the President officially withdrew the nomination of Joel Rayburn for Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, which had been previously submitted.

Nomination Sent to the Senate

This document details a series of recent presidential actions, primarily focused on sending nominations for federal positions to the Senate for confirmation, along with a supplemental list of two nominations that have been formally withdrawn from Senate consideration.

The nominations span various governmental levels, including appointments for U.S. District Judges in Louisiana, U.S. Marshals and Attorneys across several states, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, an Ambassador to Cyprus, an Assistant Secretary of State, the Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Transportation, and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism.

The withdrawals include candidates for Under Secretary of Defense and an Assistant Secretary position within the Department of Education.

Nomination Sent to the Senate

Published: Mon 20th Oct 25

This document serves as a formal notification stating that the President has submitted the nomination of Jennifer Wicks McNamara of Virginia to serve as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, forwarding the nomination to the Senate for their advice and consent.

National Energy Dominance Month, 2025

The document is a Presidential Proclamation issued by Donald J. Trump, the 47th President, declaring October 2025 as National Energy Dominance Month, which serves to formally recommit the administration to policies emphasizing maximum domestic production of oil, natural gas, coal, and minerals.

The President frames this through the lens of energy security being national security, contrasting current actions—such as lifting energy restrictions, reviving the coal industry, and opening new drilling sites—with policies of the previous administration, which are characterized as a "War on Coal" and an "energy emergency."