In this morning’s Federal Register, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published the following notice updating the Specially Designated Nationals…
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Cuba Petroleum Sanctions Bill Introduced in the US Congress
Right before the Memorial Day break, a group of bipartisan legislators in the U.S. Congress introduced the Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Act (H.R. 2047). If…
Countries Not Cooperating with U.S. Anti-Terrorism Efforts
Every year the President determines and certifies to the Congress what countries are not cooperating fully with United States antiterrorism efforts. The certifications are made pursuant…
US Government to Issue Property Claim Decisions Against Libya and Albania
In today’s Federal Register, the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission issued a Notice that it will hold a meeting on Friday, June 3, 2011, at 10:30…
Obama Administration Announces Additional Iran Sanctions, Imposes Sanctions on Venezuelan State-owned Oil Company
The Obama Administration announced yesterday and this morning additional Iran sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA),…