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> The United States cut funding for UNESCO under the Obama administration after it voted to include Palestine as a full member, and then pulled out completely during President Trump’s first term. >But in 2023, the Biden administration reversed that decision and decided to rejoin. - NYT - U.S. Says It Will Withdraw From U.N. Cultural Organization, Again

To be fair it looks like funding was cut during the Obama admin over the admittance of Palestine



Congress cut funding by passing laws[1][2].

In 2011, Obama was just following the law enacted by Congress not his wild ass opinions, which I know is crazy given the current administration.

[1] Public Law 101-246 (1990)

[2] Public Law 103-236 (1994)

See also: https://web.archive.org/web/20141224180231/https://foreignpo...


Yes, in 2011




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