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Presidential Determination on Designation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a Major Non-NATO Ally
Signed January 13, 2026, printed at 91 FR 3017. 90 words.
This names Saudi Arabia a major ally. The rank is one step below NATO. It opens up some arms trade.
What It Says
Memorandum for the Secretary of State By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2321k) (the ``Act''), I hereby designate the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a Major Non-NATO Ally of the United States for the purposes of the Act and the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.). You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register.
- The determination itself
Determination, “Presidential Determination on Designation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a Major Non-NATO Ally,” signed January 13, 2026, 91 FR 3017 (January 23, 2026).
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/23/2026-01421/presidential-determination-on-designation-of-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-as-a-major-non-nato-ally - This page
Determination, quoted from its opening. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/presidential/determ-2026-01421/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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What a Determination Is
A determination is a finding a statute requires the President to make before something can happen: that a country qualifies, that a waiver is justified, that a transfer is in the national interest.
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