George H.W. Bush

New Capabilities

PEPFAR continues under later administrations

In 1995, HIV infected about 3 million people in a single year. In 2022 that number fell to 1.3 million, the fewest since the late 1980s.

Updated Aug 5

Rule Changes

Signed and secured ratification of UNFCCC in 1992

On January 7, 2026, Trump signed a memorandum directing US withdrawal from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change—the 1992 treaty George H.W. Bush signed and the Senate unanimously ratified. The US is the first of 198 parties to exit. The UNFCCC underpins all international climate negotiations (unlike the Paris Agreement, which Trump also exited), and withdrawal takes effect one year from notification.

Updated May 19