Today, 30 years ago, on December 4, 1995 (Calendar, October 13, 1995) the United States announced its withdrawal from the UNO. On December 4, 1995, U.S. Representative John Ritch announced at the 6th UNO General Assembly, which opened in Vienna, that the United States would withdraw from the UNO at the end of 1996 due to "domestic budget difficulties". Ritch said that the United States "does not believe that the UNO's reform efforts have failed", but that the organization "has recorded efficiency in questionable terms". Before that, the United States had long complained about the existence of bureaucracy and inefficiency in the UNO. The decision to withdraw from the UNO would come into effect on December 31, 1996, and before its withdrawal, the United States would fulfill its oblig