Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2022

August 9, 2022

Dear Madam President:

Consistent with the conditions set forth in the Senate resolution of advice and consent to ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden of August 3, 2022, and based on the recommendation of the Department of State, I hereby certify to the Senate that:

the inclusion of the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will not have the effect of increasing the overall percentage share of the United States in the common budgets of NATO; and

the inclusion of the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden in NATO does not detract from the ability of the United States to meet or to fund its military requirements outside the North Atlantic area.

Sincerely,

Joseph R. Biden Jr.

NOTE: The letter was sent to Kamala D. Harris, President of the Senate. An original was not available for verification of the content of this letter.

Categories: Communications to Congress : Finland and Sweden, accession to North Atlantic Treaty Organization, letter to President of Senate.

Names: Harris, Kamala D.

Subjects: Finland : North Atlantic Treaty Organization, accession bid; North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Sweden : North Atlantic Treaty Organization, accession bid; White House Office : Vice President.

DCPD Number: DCPD202200704.

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