U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON : 

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89–011 2010

111th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 111–103 

COPY OF EXECUTIVE ORDER WITH RESPECT TO 

SOMALIA 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

AN EXECUTIVE ORDER BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN 

PERSONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONFLICT IN SOMALIA 

APRIL 14, 2010.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 


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To the Congress of the United States: 

Consistent with subsection 204(b) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(b) (IEEPA), and section 301 of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1631 (NEA), 

I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order (the ‘‘order’’) 

blocking the property of certain persons contributing to the conflict 

in Somalia. In that order, I declared a national emergency to deal 

with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security 

and foreign policy of the United States posed by that conflict, as 

described below. 

The United Nations Security Council, in Resolution 1844 of November 20, 2008, reaffirmed its condemnation of all acts of violence 

in Somalia and incitement to violence inside Somalia, and expressed its concern at all acts intended to prevent or block a peaceful political process. United Nations Security Council Resolution 

(UNSCR) 1844 also expressed grave concern over the recent increase in acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea against vessels 

off the coast of Somalia, and noted the role piracy may play in financing violations of the arms embargo on Somalia imposed by 

UNSCR 733 of January 23, 1992. In UNSCR 1844, the United Nations Security Council determined that the situation in Somalia 

poses a threat to international peace and security in the region and 

called on member States to apply certain measures against persons 

responsible for the continuing conflict. The United Nations Security 

Council has continued to express grave concern about the crisis in 

Somalia in UNSCR 1846 of December 2, 2008, UNSCR 1851 of December 16, 2008, and UNSCR 1872 of May 26, 2009. 

Pursuant to the IEEPA and the NEA, I have determined that the 

deterioration of the security situation and the persistence of violence in Somalia, and acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off 

the coast of Somalia, constitute an unusual and extraordinary 

threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United 

States. The order declares a national emergency to deal with this 

threat. 

The order is not targeted at the entire country of Somalia, but 

rather is intended to target those who threaten peace and stability 

in Somalia, who inhibit the delivery of humanitarian assistance to 

Somalia or the distribution of such assistance in Somalia, or who 

supply arms or related materiel in violation of the arms embargo. 

The order blocks the property and interests in property in the 

United States, or in the possession or control of United States persons, of the persons listed in the Annex to the order, as well as of 

any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State: 

• to have engaged in acts that directly or indirectly threaten 

the peace, security, or stability of Somalia, including but not 

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gust 18, 2008, or the political process, or (2) acts that threaten 

the Transitional Federal Institutions, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), or other international peacekeeping operations related to Somalia; • to have obstructed the delivery of humanitarian assistance 

to Somalia, or access to, or distribution of, humanitarian assistance in Somalia; or • to have directly or indirectly supplied, sold, or transferred 

to Somalia, or to have been the recipient in the territory of Somalia of, arms or any related materiel, or any technical advice, 

training, or assistance, including financing and financial assistance, related to military activities. 

The designation criteria will be applied in accordance with applicable Federal law including, where appropriate, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The designation criteria 

will also be applied taking into consideration the arms embargo on 

Somalia imposed by UNSCR 733 of January 23, 1992, as elaborated upon and amended by subsequent resolutions. 

The order also authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to designate for blocking any 

person determined to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, logistical, or technical support for, or 

goods or services in support of, the activities described above or any 

person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to the order. I determined that, among other threats to the 

peace, security, or stability of Somalia, acts of piracy or armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia threaten the peace, security, 

or stability of Somalia. I further authorized the Secretary of the 

Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to designate 

for blocking any person (defined as an individual or entity) determined to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported 

to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose 

property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to the 

order. 

I delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with 

the Secretary of State, the authority to take such actions, including 

the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA and the United Nations 

Participation Act, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes 

of the order. All executive agencies are directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the provisions 

of the order. 

The order, a copy of which is enclosed, became effective at 12:01 

a.m. eastern daylight time on April 13, 2010. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, April 13, 2010. 


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EXECUTIVE ORDER

BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE

CONFLICT IN SOMALIA

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), section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act, as 

amended (22 U.S.C. 287c) (UNPA), and section 301 of title 3, 

United States Code, 

I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, 

find that the deterioration of the security situation and the persistence of violence in Somalia, and acts of piracy and armed robbery 

at sea off the coast of Somalia, which have repeatedly been the subject of United Nations Security Council resolutions (including Resolution 1844 of November 20, 2008; Resolution 1846 of December 2, 

2008; Resolution 1851 of December 16, 2008; and Resolution 1897 

of November 30, 2009), and violations of the arms embargo imposed by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 733 of 

January 23, 1992, and elaborated upon and amended by subsequent resolutions (including Resolution 1356 of June. 19, 2001; 

Resolution 1725 of December 6, 2006; Resolution 1744 of February 

20, 2007; Resolution 1772 of August 20, 2007; Resolution 1816 of 

June 2, 2008; and Resolution 1872 of May 26, 2009), constitute an 

unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States, and I hereby declare a national 

emergency to deal with that threat. 

I hereby order: 

Section 1. (a) All property and interests in property that are in 

the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, 

or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of 

any United States person, including any overseas branch, of the 

following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: 

(i) the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and 

(ii) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in 

consultation with the Secretary of State: 

(A) to have engaged in acts that directly or indirectly threaten 

the peace, security, or stability of Somalia, including but not limited to: 

(1) acts that threaten the Djibouti Agreement of August 18, 2008, 

or the political process; or 

(2) acts that threaten the Transitional Federal Institutions, the 

African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), or other international peacekeeping operations related to Somalia; 


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(B) to have obstructed the delivery of humanitarian assistance to 

Somalia, or access to, or distribution of, humanitarian assistance in 

Somalia; 

(C) to have directly or indirectly supplied, sold, or transferred to 

Somalia, or to have been the recipient in the territory of Somalia 

of, arms or any related materiel, or any technical advice, training, 

or assistance, including financing and financial assistance, related 

to military activities; 

(D) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, 

material, logistical, or technical support for, or goods or services in 

support of, the activities described in subsections (a)(ii)(A), 

(a)(ii)(B), or (a)(ii)(C) of this section or any person whose property 

and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or 

(E) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported 

to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose 

property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this 

order. 

(b) I hereby determine that, among other threats to the peace, security, or stability of Somalia, acts of piracy or armed robbery at 

sea off the coast of Somalia threaten the peace, security, or stability of Somalia. 

(c) I hereby determine that, to the extent section 203(b)(2) of 

IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) may apply, the making of donations 

of the type of articles specified in such section by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in property are 

blocked pursuant to subsection (a) of this section would seriously 

impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in 

this order, and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by 

subsection (a) of this section. 

(d) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section include but 

are not limited to: 

(i) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, 

or services by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property 

and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; and 

(ii) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, 

or services from any such person. 

(e) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section apply except 

to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and 

notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit 

granted prior to the effective date of this order. 

Sec. 2. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or within 

the United States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading 

or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts to violate any of the 

prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. 

(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set 

forth in this order is prohibited. 

Sec. 3. For the purposes of this order: 

(a) the term ‘‘person’’ means an individual or entity; 

(b) the term ‘‘entity’’ means a partnership, association, trust, 

joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; 

(c) the term ‘‘United States person’’ means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of 


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the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or any person in the United States; 

(d) the term ‘‘Transitional Federal Institutions’’ means the Transitional Federal Charter of the Somali Republic adopted in February 2004 and the Somali federal institutions established pursuant to such charter, and includes their agencies, instrumentalities, 

and controlled entities; and 

(e) the term ‘‘African Union Mission in Somalia’’ means the mission authorized by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 1744 of February 20, 2007, and reauthorized in subsequent 

resolutions, and includes its agencies, instrumentalities, and controlled entities. 

Sec. 4. For those persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constitutional presence in the United States, I find that because of the ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice 

to such persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this order 

would render those measures ineffectual. I therefore determine 

that for these measures to be effective in addressing the national 

emergency declared in this order, there need be no prior notice of 

a listing or determination made pursuant to section 1(a) of this 

order. 

Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ 

all powers granted to the President by IEEPA and the UNPA, as 

may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to 

other officers and agencies of the United States Government consistent with applicable law. All agencies of the United States Government are hereby directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of this order. 

Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to submit the recurring 

and final reports to the Congress on the national emergency declared in this order, consistent with section 401(c) of the NEA (50 

U.S.C. 1641(c)) and section 204(c) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)). 

Sec. 7. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to determine that circumstances no longer warrant the blocking of the property and interests in property of a person listed in the Annex to this order, 

and to take necessary action to give effect to that determination. 

Sec. 8. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any 

right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in 

equity by any party against the United States, its departments, 

agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other 

person. 

Sec. 9. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time 

on April 13, 2010. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, April 12, 2010. 


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ANNEX

Individuals 

1. Abshir ABDILLAHI [born circa 1966] 

2. Hassan Abdullah Hersi AL-TURKI [born circa 1944] 

3. Hassan Dahir AWEYS [born 1935] 

4. Ahmed Abdi AW-MOHAMED [born 10 July 1977] 

5. Yasin Ali BAYNAH [born circa 1966] 

6. Mohamed Abdi GARAAD [born circa 1973] 

7. Yemane GHEBREAB [born 21 July 1951] 

8. Fuad Mohamed KHALAF [born circa 1965] 

9. Bashir Mohamed MAHAMOUD [born circa 1979–1982] 

10. Fares Mohammed MANA’A [born 8 February 1965] 

11. Mohamed SA’ID [born circa 1966] 

Entity 

1. al-Shabaab 

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