# Renaming the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America'

> Directed federal agencies to rename the Gulf of Mexico the 'Gulf of America' and restore the name 'Mount McKinley' to Denali.

Donald Trump · Culture & Social · Executive Order · EO 14172 · Jan 20, 2025
Official record: https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-02096

## What happened

Directed federal agencies to rename the Gulf of Mexico the 'Gulf of America' and restore the name 'Mount McKinley' to Denali.

## How it happened

Signed Inauguration Day; the U.S. Board on Geographic Names updated federal usage.

## Documented impact

- [mixed / substantiated] Adopted in U.S. federal usage and some map providers; not recognized internationally. — Federal databases and some mapping services adopted the change for U.S. users; Mexico and international bodies retained 'Gulf of Mexico.' A press-access dispute over the name drew litigation.

## Sources

- [Federal Register: EO 14172](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-02096)

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