When George Washington entered the office of the presidency, which of the following was NOT one of the foreign policy issues he faced: How to stop British and French impressment of U. S. sailors and the seizure of U. S. cargos from American ships. How to keep the Russians from taking over the Mississippi River. How to keep the U. S. out of war while Great Britain and France both demanded U. S. support in their war against each other. How to get the British government to remove its troops from forts on American soil.