On the first day in office, Joe Biden signed 15 presidential decrees, many of which overturn legislation approved by his predecessor, Donald Trump.

“I thought that given the state of the country today, we can't wait any longer, we need to take up duties immediately,” Biden said in the Oval Office.

Thus, the decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) is canceled.

Trump announced this step at the end of May 2020, saying that Washington is completely stopping cooperation with WHO due to the organization's allegedly unsatisfactory work in the context of the coronavirus pandemic and the refusal to carry out the reforms that the American side demanded from WHO.

The US withdrawal from the organization was scheduled for July 6, 2021.

Biden's decision was welcomed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres: "WHO's support is absolutely fundamental to the coordinated efforts of the whole world to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic."

In addition, the United States is returning to meeting its commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement.

This was spelled out in the election program of a member of the Democratic Party.

“We have many opportunities.

We can overcome the threat of climate change.

I really believe in it, ”the 46th US President emphasized.

We're back in the Paris Climate Agreement.

- President Biden (@POTUS) January 21, 2021

On August 5, 2017, the State Department announced the intention of the United States to withdraw from the treaty.

Trump explained that the terms of the Paris Agreement are disadvantageous for "American business, workers, people and taxpayers."

On November 4, 2020, the United States completed its exit procedure.

“I warmly welcome President Biden's decision to re-enter the Paris Climate Agreement and join the growing coalition of governments, cities, states, businesses and people fighting the climate crisis,” the UN Secretary General said.

Reportedly, the United States will again officially become a party to the Paris Agreement on February 19.

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Another Biden presidential decree lifts the ban on citizens of a number of countries with a predominantly Muslim population from entering the United States.

On January 27, 2017, Trump signed a decree "On protecting the country from the entry of foreign terrorists", which prohibited the entry into the country of citizens of Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Yemen, Libya and Somalia.

After the approval of the document, protests and legal proceedings began in the States.

Later, Iraq and Sudan were excluded from the blacklist, but the DPRK and Chad were added.

Biden also lifted the state of emergency in connection with the situation on the US-Mexican border and stopped federal funding for the construction of a wall on the state border.

The administration of the 45th president called the situation on the southern borders of the country "a border security crisis."

In February 2020, Donald Trump for a year, until February 15, 2021, extended the state of emergency on the US-Mexican border to prevent illegal migrants from entering the United States.

The new owner of the White House signed decrees introducing an eight-year period for obtaining citizenship for illegal migrants and strengthening the migrant child protection program (DACA).

“Mexico welcomes the termination of the wall, the migration initiative in favor of the program to protect the children of migrants, and the emergence of a path to dual citizenship,” Latin American Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard wrote on Twitter.

Also, the US President announced the termination of the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would allow the delivery of more than 800 thousand barrels of oil per day from Canada to the US refineries in the Gulf of Mexico.

“Disappointed, but we acknowledge the president’s decision to deliver on our campaign promise for Keystone XL,” said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Note that the 44th US President Barack Obama at the end of his term refused to build the pipeline, but Trump soon after taking office made a diametrically opposite decision.

In addition, Biden signed a decree on the mandatory wearing of masks and the observance of social distance in all government agencies over the next 100 days.

“These are just presidential decrees.

They are important, but we will need legislative initiative for many of the things that we are going to do, ”Biden is quoted by ABC.

According to American media reports, in the first ten days as President of the United States, Biden intends to sign more than 50 documents, which primarily relate to economic assistance to the population, health care and migration policy.

This information was indirectly confirmed in the White House, calling the priorities of the policy of the 46th President of the United States: “President Biden will take active action and immediately help American families at a time when the country is struggling with several crises at the same time.

This will include taking action to control the COVID-19 pandemic, providing economic assistance, fighting climate change and promoting racial justice and civil rights, as well as immediate action to reform our immigration system and restore US position in the world. ”

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The inauguration ceremony of the 46th President of the United States Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris was held in Washington on January 20.

“I promise I will be the president of all Americans.

I promise to fight for those who did not support me, as well as for those who did, ”Biden said during the ceremony.

"America Returns to Multilateralism"

According to the expert of the International Institute for Humanitarian and Political Research, Vladimir Bruter, it was obvious that after taking office, Biden would try to get away from the "legacy" left after Trump as soon as possible.

“He was principled throughout his election campaign, and his entire team was selected according to the principle“ We are not Trump ”.

If there is some continuity in foreign policy, because it is united in the face of external challenges, then inside the country it is a completely different agenda, opposite to the ultra-conservative one that the Republicans had, ”said the interlocutor of RT.

In turn, the director of the Franklin Roosevelt Foundation for the Study of the United States at Moscow State University, Yuri Rogulev, stressed that Washington under Biden is beginning to return to the policy of multilateralism.

“The signing of the documents on the first day is an attempt to highlight the change in policy.

Biden spoke about this and warned for a long time that these are "wrong decisions" ... This is a sign to the allies that America is returning to its old policy of multilateralism, a sign that there is a desire to participate in multilateral agreements, which Trump rejected.

This is another vector for the development of US international relations.

They have already stated that there will be no one-sidedness, that they will consult with their allies and resolve issues together.

Obama spoke in about the same vein when he took office and, unlike Bush Jr., called for multilateralism, ”the analyst explained.