Jan 24, 2025 · The Gulf of America, formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico, is one of the most vital assets in the Nation’s history and economy. Spanning over 1,700 miles of U.S. coastline and encompassing nearly 160 million acres, the Gulf has been a critical artery for America’s trade, energy production, and maritime industries. ... Secretary Doug Burgum ...

Jan 21, 2025 · President Donald Trump on his first day in office signed an executive order calling for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of ... Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum for the job—to change the name of ...

3 days ago · Newly sworn-in Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is praising President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, saying they’re an “economic developer’s dream.” “It’s certainly an ...

Jan 21, 2025 · He has appointed former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum for the position. During his January press conference at Mar-a-Lago, Trump declared he would change the name, saying the gulf is currently run by cartels and that "it's ours."

(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Doug Burgum, the former governor of North Dakota, as President Donald Trump's interior secretary. The vote was 79 to 18. Burgum, 68, will lead an ...

Nov 22, 2024 · Donald Trump assigned Doug Burgum a singular mission in nominating the governor of oil-rich North Dakota to lead an agency that oversees a half-billion acres of federal land and vast areas offshore: “Drill baby drill.”

Jan 21, 2025 · Trump’s Interior secretary Doug Burgum would begin updating the federal Geographic Names Information System, and have the U.S. Board on Geographic Names “ provide guidance to ensure all federal references to the Gulf of America, including on agency maps, contracts, and other documents and communications shall reflect its renaming,” the ...

Jan 30, 2025 · The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the former North Dakota governor to spearhead the Republican administration’s ambitions to boost fossil fuel production.. The vote was 79-18. More than half of Senate Democrats joined all 53 Republicans in voting for Burgum. Burgum, 68, is an ultra-wealthy software industry entrepreneur ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Doug Burgum, former governor of North Dakota, has been confirmed as the U.S. interior secretary with a Senate vote of 79 to 18. ... likely by ratcheting up new leasing in oil-producing states like Wyoming and New Mexico and in the Gulf of Mexico, which Trump has said is now officially called the Gulf of America. A wealthy former software ...

Jan 21, 2025 · 'For us and the whole world, it is still the Gulf of Mexico': Mexican president. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to Trump's various decrees issued after the inauguration in a point-by-point statement. ... The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum to serve as secretary of the interior by a vote of 79-18.