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Executive Order on Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons With Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f) and 1185(a)), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, find that the situation in and in relation to northern Ethiopia, which has been marked by activities that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Ethiopia and the greater Horn of Africa region — in particular, widespread violence,...
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[9-18-26 Update - The national emergency declared in Executive Order (E.O.) 14046 of September 17, 2021, "Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons With Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia," has expired. Following the expiration of the national emergency declared in E.O. 14046, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has removed from the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List), persons designated pursuant to E.O. 14046 whose property had been blocked. In addition, OFAC has removed Frequently Asked Questions pertaining to this program from its website. - https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USTREAS/bulletins/42b6823]
[2-09-2022 Update - the prohibitions of this EO has been implemented into the Ethiopia Sanctions Regulations (Part 500), and the EO is reproduced as Appendix A to Part 550].
1) BACKGROUND
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