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Proc 9683ProclamationTrump 45 · R

Proclamation 9683

Recognizing Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel and Relocating the United States Embassy to Israel to Jerusalem

This proclamation officially recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and directs the relocation of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem "as soon as practicable." It cites the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 and claims the decision does not prejudge final status boundaries or the two-state solution.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 58331

Impact dates

  1. Relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem

Key directives

  • Recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel
  • Relocate U.S. Embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as soon as practicable

Timeline

Immediate

  • Official U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Near term (90d)

  • Planning for embassy relocation begins; diplomatic and security preparations

Long term

  • Actual embassy relocation to Jerusalem (timing indeterminate)

Risks & tensions

  • 'As soon as practicable' is vague and unenforceable; no binding timeline for actual relocation
  • May inflame regional tensions and complicate U.S. role as mediator
  • Explicitly claims no position on final boundaries, but recognition itself alters diplomatic status quo
Proclamation 9683: Recognizing Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel and Relocating the United States Embassy to Israel to Jerusalem · Executive Orders