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Executive Order 11579

Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Signed by Richard Milhous Nixon on Jan 19, 1971.

Later amended
Signed recordJan 19, 1971

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Publication record36 FR 969

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Later dispositionLater amended

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eo-11579
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 11579: Overseas Private Investment Corporation," last checked Sept. 26, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11579

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Vote Files. (2026, September 26). Executive Order 11579: Overseas Private Investment Corporation [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11579

Chicago

Vote Files. "Executive Order 11579: Overseas Private Investment Corporation." Last modified September 26, 2026. Accessed September 27, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11579.

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@misc{votefiles_eo_11579,
  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11579: Overseas Private Investment Corporation}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11579}},
  note         = {Citation ID eo-11579; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1971.html; last checked 2026-09-26; accessed 2026-09-27}
}
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Amends EO 10973, November 3, 1961
Amended by EO 12107, December 28, 1978
Revoked in part by EO 12163, September 29, 1979

National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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