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19–011 2012

112th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 112–124 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO THE FORMER LIBERIAN REGIME OF CHARLES TAYLOR 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND RELATED 

MEASURES DEALING WITH THE FORMER LIBERIAN REGIME OF 

CHARLES TAYLOR ARE TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND JULY 

22, 2012 

JULY 17, 2012.—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: 

Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 

1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its 

declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and 

transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is 

to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance 

with this provision, I have sent the enclosed notice to the Federal 

Register for publication stating that the national emergency and related measures dealing with the former Liberian regime of Charles 

Taylor are to continue in effect beyond July 22, 2012. 

Although Liberia has made advances to promote democracy, and 

the Special Court for Sierra Leone recently convicted Charles Taylor for war crimes and crimes against humanity, the actions and 

policies of former Liberian President Charles Taylor and other persons, in particular their unlawful depletion of Liberian resources 

and their removal from Liberia and secreting of Liberian funds and 

property, could still challenge Liberia’s efforts to strengthen its democracy and the orderly development of its political, administrative, and economic institutions and resources. These actions and 

policies continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to 

the foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency 

with respect to the former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, July 17, 2012. 


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NOTICE

THE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT

TO THE FORMER LIBERIAN REGIME OF CHARLES TAYLOR

On July 22, 2004, by Executive Order 13348, the President declared a national emergency and ordered related measures, including the blocking of the property of certain persons connected to the 

former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706). 

The President took this action to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of former Liberian President 

Charles Taylor and other persons, in particular their unlawful depletion of Liberian resources and their removal from Liberia and 

secreting of Liberian funds and property, which have undermined 

Liberia’s transition to democracy and the orderly development of its 

political, administrative, and economic institutions and resources. 

Although Liberia has made advances to promote democracy, and 

the Special Court for Sierra Leone recently convicted Charles Taylor for war crimes and crimes against humanity, the actions and 

policies of Charles Taylor and others have left a legacy of destruction that could still challenge Liberia’s transformation and recovery. Because the actions and policies of these persons continue to 

pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of 

the United States, the national emergency declared on July 22, 

2004, and the measures adopted on that date to deal with that 

emergency, must continue in effect beyond July 22, 2012. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies 

Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national 

emergency declared in Executive Order 13348. 

This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, July 17, 2012. 

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