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Biden Issues Executive Order To Reset And Expand Sanctions On Chinese Military And Surveillance Companies

On June 3, 2021, President Biden issued a new executive order (E.O.), “Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Certain Companies of the People’s Republic of China” (E.O. 14032). The E.O. prohibits U.S....more

Biden Administration Issues Executive Order Re-Imposing Sanctions On Burma

On February 11, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14014 of February 10, 2021, “Blocking Property With Respect to the Situation in Burma” (“E.O. 14014”), the first sanctions-related E.O. of his new administration,...more

Trump Administration Continues Its Aggressive Approach Toward Chinese Military Company Sanctions

Former US President Trump during his term of office only a week, before the release of its 13959 No. Executive Order ( "Executive Order") has been modified . The previous executive order prohibits Americans from investing in...more

Trump Administration Continues Its Aggressive Approach Toward Chinese Military Company Sanctions

With just one week remaining in his term, President Trump amended Executive Order (“EO”) 13959, which prohibits U.S. persons from investing in the securities of Chinese Military Companies (“CMCs”), to continue his aggressive...more

New OFAC FAQs Clarifying And Broadening Sanctions On Chinese Military Companies

On December 28, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued five new frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) that clarify the scope of Executive Order (“E.O.”) 13959, the basis for OFAC’s...more

Trump Administration Gives Teeth To Pentagon List And Restricts U.S. Investment In Publicly Traded Securities Of Chinese Military...

Over the past summer, prompted by a bipartisan Congressional letter identifying a two‑decade‑old statute as an unused tool in confronting China’s strategy of “Military-Civilian Fusion,” the U.S. Department of Defense (“DOD”)...more

U.S. “Maximum Pressure” Campaign Expands Isolation Of Iran’s Financial Sector

On Thursday, October 8, 2020, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin identified the Iranian financial sector as subject to the sectoral sanctions of Executive Order (“E.O.”) 13902, escalating the formidable Trump...more

OFAC Issues New FAQs Clarifying Iran Secondary Sanctions

On June 5, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued four new frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) that define key terms used in secondary sanctions added to the Iran sanctions...more

Trump Threatens Sanctions Against The International Criminal Court

The United States has for decades utilized its economic clout to pursue sanctions against rogue governments and regimes, terrorists, narcotics traffickers, and human rights abusers. Now, with roughly half a year left in his...more

OFAC 2019 Year In Review (Part 1 of 3)

As we enter 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) may need time to catch its breath after an exceptionally busy year. 2019 showed us that the Trump Administration continues to rely on...more

Trump on Turkey: Sanctions on a NATO Ally Today, With Escalation or Removal Possible Tomorrow

On October 14, President Trump issued an Executive order (“E.O.”) imposing sanctions on Turkey in response to Turkey’s military offensive in northern Syria. New E.O. 13894 authorizes the U.S. Departments of State and the...more

Terrorism Sanctions Go Secondary

As part of the 18th anniversary of the September 11 attacks earlier this month, the Trump Administration effectively declared the old adage that “one person’s terrorist is another person’s freedom fighter” does not apply with...more

Not Quite Cuba (Yet): OFAC Blocks The Venezuelan Government’s Property

Hot on the heels of the “Saturday Surprise,” the Trump Administration initiated “Monday Madness” earlier this week when the President issued new Executive Order (E.O.) 13884 blocking any property and interests in property of...more

The United States Imposes Additional Secondary Sanctions on Iran as Geopolitical Tensions Flare

With tensions rising in the Persian Gulf, and Iran on the brink of pulling out of portions of the Iran nuclear deal, President Trump issued new Executive Order 13871 last Wednesday, May 8, 2019, imposing sanctions on Iran’s...more

Snapback Begins: Re-Imposition of Iran Sanctions

On August 6, 2018, President Trump signed an executive order (“New Iran E.O.”) directing the Secretaries of State and the Treasury to re-impose sweeping sanctions on Iran, effecting the policy announced on May 8, 2018, to...more

OFAC’s New Russia-Related Sanctions

On April 6, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added 38 new designees to its list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (“SDN List”) related to Russia pursuant to...more

Global Procurement Quarterly - Spring 2014

In This Issue: - The New Front in U.S. Sanctions: Ukraine and Russia - Electronic Invoicing in EU Public Contracts - German and EU Rules on Joint Bids - Q+A Corner with Melissa Milstead, Associate General...more

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