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Executive Order 10973

Administration of foreign assistance and related functions

Signed by John Fitzgerald Kennedy on November 3, 1961.

Later revoked or superseded
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Signed recordNovember 3, 1961

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Publication record26 FR 10469

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10973: Administration of foreign assistance and related functions." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10973.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10973: Administration of foreign assistance and related functions}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10973}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10973; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1961-kennedy.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Supersedes EO 10893, November 8, 1960 (in part); EO 10915, January 24, 1961 (in part); EO 10955, July 31, 1961
Amended by EO 11261, December 11, 1965; EO 11417, July 24, 1968; EO 11432, October 22, 1968; EO 11579, January 19, 1971; EO 11685, September 25, 1972;EO 11816, October 23, 1974; EO 11841, February 28, 1975; EO 11959, January 18, 1977; EO 12107, December 28, 1978; EO 12118, February 6, 1979
See EO 11322, January 5, 1967; EO 11896, January 13, 1976
Revoked by EO 12163, September 29, 1979

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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