U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Emails to or from the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN) referencing Gulf of America, January 20 - February 10, 2025 - Parts 3 and 4
412 pages of internal government correspondence regarding the proposed name change from Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, January 20–February 10, 2025. Includes emails to and from the Board on Geographic Names, other agencies, and the White House. Fourth interim FOIA response.
In January 2025, the Board on Geographic Names received a formal proposal to change the Gulf of Mexico's name to Gulf of America. The decision required interagency consensus and unprecedented coordination. These emails capture three weeks of internal debate: what legal authority allows the change, which agencies must concur, how to change a name appearing on thousands of maps and in maritime law, what happens internationally. Participants include USGS officials, State Department, NOAA, and the Executive Office of the President. The volume of correspondence across an eight-week FOIA release indicates the question was more complex than the final decision suggested.
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