U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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69–011 2008

110th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 110–99 

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, 2008, PURSUANT 

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

MARCH 5, 2008.—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: 

The 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. 

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, 

2008. 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 4, 2008. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

ZIMBABWE

On March 6, 2003, by Executive Order 13288, I 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). I 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, politically motivated violence and intimidation, and political and economic instability in the southern African region. On November 22, 2005, I 

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. 

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 and on November 22, 2005, 

to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond March 

6, 2008. 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. 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 4, 2008. 

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