Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of North Macedonia
Key claim: The US Senate provided advice and consent to the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of North Macedonia, enabling North Macedonia to join NATO.
Abstract
(Treaty Doc. 116-1 · International Law and Organization) Parties: North Macedonia, The Republic of Transmitted to the Senate 2019-04-29. Latest action (2019-10-22): Considered by Senate. Resolution: As approved by the Senate: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO DECLARATIONS AND CONDITIONS.The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of North Macedonia, which was opened for signature at Brussels on February 6, 2019, and signed that day on behalf of the United States of America (the ‘‘Protocol’’) (Treaty Doc. 116-1), subject to the declarations of section 2 and the conditions of section 3.SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS.The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declarations: (1) REAFFIRMA
Why this matters
Senate advice and consent to a NATO accession protocol is the US constitutional step required before the President can deposit the instrument of ratification, and it commits the United States to extending Article 5 mutual defense obligations to a new ally. For the Europe & Eurasia portfolio, this action records the US role in NATO’s post-Cold War enlargement into the Western Balkans.