Executive Order 13395: Designating the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria as a Public International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
President: George W. Bush
Designated the Global Fund under the International Organizations Immunities Act.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13395 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13395 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13395 do?
EO 13395 designated the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria as a public international organization eligible for privileges, exemptions and immunities under the Act, while preserving rights arising separately under law. The State Department Foreign Affairs Manual lists the Global Fund with EO 13395 among designated international organizations for its visa guidance.
Before and after
Before the order
The International Organizations Immunities Act, including 22 U.S.C. 288f-6, allowed the President to designate the Global Fund for specified legal treatment.
After the order
EO 13395 designated the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria as a public international organization eligible for privileges, exemptions and immunities under the Act, while preserving rights arising separately under law.
The State Department Foreign Affairs Manual lists the Global Fund with EO 13395 among designated international organizations for its visa guidance.
What did the signed order change?
The International Organizations Immunities Act, including 22 U.S.C. 288f-6, allowed the President to designate the Global Fund for specified legal treatment. EO 13395 designated the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria as a public international organization eligible for privileges, exemptions and immunities under the Act, while preserving rights arising separately under law.
What happened later?
State Department — 9 FAM 402.3 designated organizations documents this later development: The State Department Foreign Affairs Manual lists the Global Fund with EO 13395 among designated international organizations for its visa guidance.
What does that evidence establish?
The designation concerns the organization’s status under U.S. law. The State manual is later administrative evidence of that designation, not proof that every employee or transaction qualifies for immunity. Legal designation does not measure the Global Fund’s health outcomes. The signed order controls its original terms.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Global Fund and U.S. agencies applying the IOIA | Administered the legal privileges and related visa classification under governing rules | Under the signed order and governing law |
What happened next
EO 13395 signed.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The designation concerns the organization’s status under U.S. law. The State manual is later administrative evidence of that designation, not proof that every employee or transaction qualifies for immunity.
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Primary and official sources
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- GovInfo — official executive-order record (opens in a new tab) Official record
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