Presidential Determination No. 2002-08
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Subject: Determination Pursuant to Section 523 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002, (Public Law 107-115)
Pursuant to section 523 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002, (Public Law 107-115), I hereby certify that withholding from international financial institutions and other international organizations and programs funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to that Act is contrary to the national interest.
You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register.
George W. Bush
Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on March 5, and it was published in the Federal Register on March 8.
George W. Bush, Memorandum on Funding for International Organizations Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/215805