The executive order will direct the secretary of the interior to change the name to "Gulf of America” for use on official maps and throughout the federal government, according to the New York Post, which first reported the news. Trump has nominated Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to the Department of Interior.

Among the first executive orders set to be signed by President-elect Donald Trump will be an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the newly named "Gulf of America." During his January press conference at Mar-a-Lago,

How do place names get made and then changed? There’s a process. But it involves people as well as bureaucracy, so it’s not simple or quick, as President Trump is about to find out.

In a statement explaining its decision, the AP said Trump has the authority to change the mountain’s name, but the gulf is a global name

President Donald Trump on his first day in office signed an executive order calling for the Gulf of Mexico to be ... the Interior—Trump has tapped North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum for the job ...

Looking at a 17th-century map of North and South America, she added: "Obviously the Gulf of Mexico is recognized by the United Nations … but why don't we call this 'Mexican America'?"

The Gulf of Mexico has been renamed to the Gulf of America, the Interior Department announced Friday, while the name of North America's highest peak, Alaska's Denali, has been changed back to ...

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Trump has nominated Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to the Department ... on a centuries-old map and quipped "Obviously the Gulf of Mexico is recognized by the United Nations...

President Donald Trump has officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, as well as changed the name of Denali to Mount McKinely.

Trump also renamed Denali, North America’s tallest peak, as Mount McKinley, despite objections from Alaska’s senators.

WASHINGTON -- Among the first executive orders set to be signed by President-elect Donald Trump will be an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America." During his January press ...