U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered renaming of Gulf of Mexico. He wants the body of water, which is surrounded by USA, Mexico, and Cuba, to be renamed Gulf of America. Shortly after his inauguration on 20th of January, President Trump said: "America will reclaim its rightful place as greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on Earth, inspiring awe and admiration of the entire world." He added: "We are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America." The U.S. Department of Interior declared that it "is proud to announce the implementation of name restorations that honor legacy of American greatness".
USA's Board on Geographic Names can change the name to Gulf of America on official U.S. maps. However, there is no international organization with the jurisdiction to mandate global acceptance of place names. Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has opposed name change. She pointed out that name "Gulf of Mexico" has existed for over four centuries. She also cited United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea, which stipulates that country's sovereign territory only extends 19 kilometres from its coastline. She retorted that if there were to be name changes, the United States should be called "Mexican America," as depicted on map of continent from 1607.
