International organization membership of the United States
Memberships
The following is a list of international organizations in which the United States of America officially participates.[1]
- Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA)
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member)
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (dialogue partner)
- Australia Group
- Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty (ANZUS)
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
- Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
- Colombo Plan (CP)
- Council of Europe (CE) (observer)
- Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) (observer)
- Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)
- Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) (observer)
- Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
- Group of Seven (G7)
- Group of Ten (G10)
- Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20)
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Energy Agency (IEA)
- International Energy Forum (IEF)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Grains Council (IGC)
- International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
- International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
- Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
- Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
- Organization of American States (OAS)
- Pacific Community (SPC)
- Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (partner)
- Paris Club
- Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (observer)
- Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer)
- United Nations (UN) - Membership in the UN includes participation in the UN's Six Principal Organs: the General Assembly, Secretariat, International Court of Justice, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, and Trusteeship Council.
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO Preparatory Commission)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
- United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH)
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
- United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Bank Group (WBG)
- World Health Organization (WHO) - Planning to withdraw on July 6, 2021.[2]
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- World Customs Organization (WCO)
- World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
- World Veterans Federation (WVF)
- Zangger Committee (ZC)
Notable Absences
- International Criminal Court - Signed treaty, but did not ratify (December 31st, 2000).[3] Withdrew signature (May 6th, 2002)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Withdrew on December 31, 2018, due to concerns about the organization having an anti-Israel bias.[4]
- United Nations Human Rights Council - Withdrew in June 2018, due to concerns that the organization displays "unending hostility toward Israel".[5]
See also
- United States Department of State
- Foreign policy of the United States
- Foreign relations of the United States
- United States and the United Nations
- United States Mission to the United Nations
- United States withdrawal from the United Nations
References
- ^ "United States". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 7, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ "Update on U.S. Withdrawal from the World Health Organization". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "United States and the International Criminal Court", Wikipedia, 2020-10-05, retrieved 2020-11-18
- ^ "U.S. and Israel officially withdraw from UNESCO". PBS NewsHour. 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "US quits 'biased' UN human rights council". BBC News. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
