Designating the Board of Peace as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
Signed: January 16, 2026
Published: January 22, 2026
Document Number: 2026-01271
📋Summary
This executive order officially designates the Board of Peace as a public international organization under U.S. law, which makes it eligible for the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided by the International Organizations Immunities Act. It primarily affects the Board of Peace, its officials and operations in the United States, and U.S. agencies that interact with it. The key change is that the Board of Peace can receive protections similar to those given to other recognized international organizations (such as certain tax and legal protections), without reducing any other protections it may already have. The order also says agencies keep their existing legal authority, implementation depends on available funding and applicable law, and it does not create new enforceable rights for private parties; the State Department will pay the publication costs.
💼Business Impact
This order mainly affects businesses that contract with, provide services to, or host operations for the Board of Peace—especially government contractors, NGOs, logistics/travel providers, real estate/landlords, banks, insurers, and professional services (legal, accounting, consulting). Because the Board is now covered by the International Organizations Immunities Act, it may receive tax/customs exemptions and certain legal immunities, which can change how you invoice (e.g., sales/use tax treatment), handle imports/shipments, and manage disputes (limits on suing the organization; different contract enforcement and venue/arbitration terms). Opportunities include new procurement and grant-funded work tied to the Board’s U.S. presence, but compliance will likely require tighter onboarding (confirming the Board’s exempt status documentation), contract clauses addressing immunity/waivers, and screening for sanctions/export controls if work involves sensitive technology or cross-border transfers. Immediate actions: identify any current or planned dealings with the Board, update contract templates and insurance/indemnity terms to account for immunity and dispute resolution, and have finance/logistics teams validate tax-exemption and customs procedures before billing or shipping.
Full Text
Executive Order 14375 of January 16, 2026
Designating the Board of Peace as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288), and having found that the Board of Peace is a public international organization in which the United States participates within the meaning of the International Organizations Immunities Act, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1 . Designation. I hereby designate the Board of Peace as a public international organization entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided by the International Organizations Immunities Act. This designation is not intended to abridge in any respect privileges, exemptions, or immunities that the Board of Peace may have otherwise acquired or may acquire by law.
Sec. 2 . General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) This order is not intended to, and does not, impair any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity that arises as a consequence of the designation in section 1 of this order.
( printed page 2838)(e) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of State.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 16, 2026.