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Executive Order 12178

Functions under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended

Signed by James Earl Carter Jr. on December 10, 1979.

No later action on file
Signed recordDecember 10, 1979

The date the President signed it.

Publication record44 FR 71807

The Federal Register edition of the order.

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What happened to this order

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Amends EO 11223, May 12, 1965

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

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