Foreign policy and sanctions

Executive Order 13444: Extending Privileges and Immunities to the African Union Mission to the United States

President: George W. Bush

Applied diplomatic-mission privileges and immunities to the African Union mission in the United States.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13444 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13444 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13444 do?

The mission and its members received the privileges and immunities of missions accredited to the United States, subject to corresponding conditions and obligations. The signed order is the operative public record of the extension; no individual immunity ruling is established by that text.

Administration position: Applied diplomatic-mission privileges and immunities to the African Union mission in the United States.
SignedSeptember 12, 2007
Earlier frameworkThe 2006 Department of State Authorities Act allowed a presidential extension to the African Union mission.
Responsible bodyAfrican Union mission and U.S. diplomatic authorities
Follow-up evidenceSeptember 12, 2007: The signed order is the operative public record of the extension; no individual immunity ruling is established by that text.

Before and after

Before the order

The 2006 Department of State Authorities Act allowed a presidential extension to the African Union mission.

After the order

The mission and its members received the privileges and immunities of missions accredited to the United States, subject to corresponding conditions and obligations.

The signed order is the operative public record of the extension; no individual immunity ruling is established by that text.

What did the signed order change?

The 2006 Department of State Authorities Act allowed a presidential extension to the African Union mission. The mission and its members received the privileges and immunities of missions accredited to the United States, subject to corresponding conditions and obligations.

What happened later?

Signed EO 13444 — scope of extension: The signed order is the operative public record of the extension; no individual immunity ruling is established by that text.

What does that evidence establish?

The order preserves any other legal privileges and imposes corresponding obligations; it does not confer UN membership. The mission-wide extension does not resolve a particular person’s claim. The signed order states the original requirements.

Who had to do what

Officials applying diplomatic privileges and immunities must treat the African Union Mission to the United States and its members as covered, subject to the same conditions and obligations as accredited diplomatic missions; the order assigns no specific agency duties. Signed Federal Register text

Agency / officeActionTiming / position

What happened next

EO 13444 signed.

The signed order is the operative public record of the extension; no individual immunity ruling is established by that text.