Nov 14, 1979: The
National Emergency with Respect to Iran, in response to the
Iran hostage crisis.
President Bill Clinton
Nov 14, 1994: The
National Emergency with Respect to the Proliferation of
Weapons of Mass Destruction, that combined two previous
national emergencies focused on weapons of mass destruction.
Jan. 2, 1995: The
National Emergency with Respect to Prohibiting Transactions
with Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East
Peace Process placed economic sanctions in response to the
Jerusalem bombing.
March 15, 1995: The
National Emergency with Respect to Prohibiting Certain
Transactions with Respect to the Development of Iranian
Petroleum Resources was an effort to prevent potential deals
between oil companies.
October 21, 1995: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Assets and
Prohibiting Transactions with Significant Narcotics
Traffickers Centered in Colombia was declared after
increased reports of drug cartels laundering money through
American companies.
March 1, 1996: The
National Emergency with Respect to Regulations of the
Anchorage and Movement of Vessels with Respect to Cuba was
after civilian planes were shot down near Cuba
November 3, 1997: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Sudanese
Government Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Sudan
implemented economic and trade sanctions.
President George W. Bush
June 26, 2001: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Property of
Persons Who Threaten International Stabilization Efforts in
the Western Balkans imposed sanctions on those aiding
Albanian insurgents in Macedonia
Aug 17, 2001: The
National Emergency with Respect to Export Control
Regulations renewed presidential power to control exports in
a national emergency since the Export Administration Act of
1979 lapsed.
Sept 14, 2001: The National
Emergency with Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks was in
response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the continuing
and immediate threat of further attacks on the United
States.
Sept 23, 2001: The
National Emergency with Respect to Persons who Commit,
Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism was in response to
the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
March 6, 2003: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Property of
Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in
Zimbabwe was an effort to punish associates of Robert Mugabe.
May 22, 2003: The
National Emergency with Respect to Protecting the
Development Fund for Iraq and Certain Other Property in
Which Iraq has an Interest was issued following the U.S.
invasion of Iraq.
May 11, 2004: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Property of
Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Export of Certain Goods
to Syria was in response to Syria supporting terrorist
activity in Iraq.
June 16, 2006: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Property of
Certain Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or
Institutions in Belarus was in response to charges of fraud
in the Belarus presidential election.
Oct 27, 2006: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Property of
Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo was in response to violence
around the Congolese presidential election runoff.
Aug 1, 2007: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Property of
Persons Undermining the Sovereignty of Lebanon was in
response to a breakdown of the rule of law in Lebanon.
June 26, 2008: The
National Emergency with Respect to Continuing Certain
Restrictions with Respect to North Korea cited the risk of
proliferation of weapons-usable fissile material. President
Trump renewed this June 22, 2018 citing the “existence and
risk of proliferation of weapons-usable fissile material on
the Korean Peninsula and the actions and policies of the
Government of North Korea continue to pose an unusual and
extraordinary threat.”
President Barack Obama
April 12, 2010: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Property of
Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Somalia was
in respect to threats posed by Somali pirates.
February 25, 2011: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Property and
Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Libya froze the
assets of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
July 25, 2011: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Property of
Transnational Criminals was in response to the rise in crime
by specific organizations: Los Zetas (Mexico), The Brothers’
Circle (former Soviet Union countries), the Yakuza (Japan),
and the Camorra (Italy).
May 16, 2012: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Property of
Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or Stability of
Yemen addressed political unrest within the Yemen
government.
March 16, 2014: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Property of
Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine was
in response to the Russian invasion of Crimea.
April 3, 2014: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Property of
Certain Persons with Respect to South Sudan was in response
to the ongoing civil war.
May 12, 2014: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Property of
Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the Central
African Republic was in response to violence towards
humanitarian aid workers.
March 8, 2015: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Property and
Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the
Situation in Venezuela was in response to human rights
violations.
April 1, 2015: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking the Property of
Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious
Cyber-Enabled Activities was in response to Chinese
cyber-attacks on the U.S.
Nov 23, 2015: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Property of
Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Burundi was
declared after a failed coup.
Dec 20, 2017: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking the Property of
Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption
imposed sanctions on the Myanmar general for his role
persecuting Rohingya Muslims.
Sept 12, 2018: The
National Emergency with Respect to Imposing Certain
Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United
States Election attempted to prevent any meddling with the
2018 midterm elections amid the ongoing investigation into
Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Nov 27, 2018: The
National Emergency with Respect to Blocking Property of
Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Nicaragua
was declared by President Trump in response to violence and
the Ortega regime’s “systematic dismantling and undermining
of democratic institutions and the rule of law” that
constitutes an “unusual and extraordinary threat to the
national security and foreign policy of the United States.”
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