Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2026
June 26, 2026
Presidential Determination No. 2026–17
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Subject: Presidential Determination on Assistance to Venezuela Consistent With the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
Following Presidential Determination 2026–02 of November 21, 2025, and consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(d)(4)) (the "Act"), I hereby determine that providing the assistance described in section 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act to Venezuela would promote the purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the United States.
You are authorized and directed to submit this determination and the Memorandum of Justification, on which I have relied, to the Congress, and to publish this determination in the Federal Register.
Donald J. Trump
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:15 p.m., July 1, 2026] NOTE: This memorandum was published in the Federal Register on July 6.
Categories: Communications to Federal Agencies : Venezuela, trafficking in persons, memorandum on U.S. assistance.
Subjects: Trafficking in persons, efforts to combat; Venezuela, U.S. assistance.
DCPD Number: DCPD202600433.