U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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79–011 2009

111th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 111–22 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO ZIMBABWE 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO THE ACTIONS AND POLICIES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE 

GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE AND OTHER PERSONS TO UNDERMINE ZIMBABWE’S DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES OR INSTITUTIONS 

IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND MARCH 6, 2009, PURSUANT 

TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

MARCH 4, 2009.—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, 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 with respect to the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of 

Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe’s democratic 

processes or institutions is to continue in effect beyond March 6, 

2009. 

This crisis constituted by the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe’s democratic processes or institutions has not been 

resolved. These actions and policies pose a continuing unusual and 

extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States. For 

these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to continue 

this national emergency and to maintain in force the sanctions to 

respond to this threat. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 3, 2009. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

ZIMBABWE

On March 6, 2003, by Executive Order 13288, the President declared a national emergency and blocked the property of persons 

undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe, 

pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

U.S.C. 1701–1706). He 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 certain members of the 

Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe’s democratic processes or institutions. These actions have 

contributed to the deliberate breakdown in the rule of law in Zimbabwe, to politically motivated violence and intimidation, and to 

political and economic instability in the southern African region. 

On November 22, 2005, the President issued Executive Order 

13391 to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288 by ordering the blocking 

of the property of additional persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe. 

On July 25, 2008, the President issued Executive Order 13469, 

which expanded the scope of the national emergency declared in 

Executive Order 13288 and ordered the blocking of the property of 

additional persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe. 

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 March 6, 2003, 

and the measures adopted on that date, on November 22, 2005, and 

on July 25, 2008, to deal with that emergency, must continue in 

effect beyond March 6, 2009. 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 with respect to the 

actions and policies of certain members of the Government of 

Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe’s democratic 

processes or institutions. 

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

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 3, 2009. 

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