The executive order will direct the secretary of the interior to change the name to "Gulf of America” for use on official maps and throughout the federal government, according to the New York Post, which first reported the news. Trump has nominated Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to the Department of Interior.

Among the first executive orders set to be signed by President-elect Donald Trump will be an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the newly named "Gulf of America." During his January press conference at Mar-a-Lago,

While the Gulf of America will be applied to federal references, other nations will not be required to recognize the name.