Recognizing the Sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco Over the Western Sahara

Proclamation 10126 of December 4, 2020

Recognizing the Sovereignty of the Kingdom of
Morocco Over the Western Sahara

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

The United States affirms, as stated by previous
Administrations, its support for Morocco's autonomy
proposal as the only basis for a just and lasting
solution to the dispute over the Western Sahara
territory. Therefore, as of today, the United States
recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over the entire Western
Sahara territory and reaffirms its support for
Morocco's serious, credible, and realistic autonomy
proposal as the only basis for a just and lasting
solution to the dispute over the Western Sahara
territory. The United States believes that an
independent Sahrawi State is not a realistic option for
resolving the conflict and that genuine autonomy under
Moroccan sovereignty is the only feasible solution. We
urge the parties to engage in discussions without
delay, using Morocco's autonomy plan as the only
framework to negotiate a mutually acceptable solution.
To facilitate progress toward this aim, the United
States will encourage economic and social development
with Morocco, including in the Western Sahara
territory, and to that end will open a consulate in the
Western Sahara territory, in Dakhla, to promote
economic and business opportunities for the region.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim that, the United
States recognizes that the entire Western Sahara
territory is part of the Kingdom of Morocco.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.