On October 27, 2006, by Executive Order 13413, the President declared a national emergency with respect to the situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50…

NOTICE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SIGNIFICANT NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS CENTERED IN COLOMBIA On October 21, 1995, by Executive Order 12978, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706)…

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…

Presidential Determination No. 2012-02 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE                                        THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SUBJECT: Provision of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Brazil Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1012 of the National Defense…

TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) For more than two decades, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has murdered,…

Presidential Determination No. 2012-01 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Certification and Determination with Respect to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 Pursuant to section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (CSPA) (title IV, Public…

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: I am pleased to transmit legislation and supporting documents to implement the United States Korea Free Trade Agreement (Agreement), a landmark agreement that supports American jobs, advances U.S. interests, and reflects America’s fundamental…

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: I am pleased to transmit legislation and supporting documents to implement the United States Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (Agreement).  The Agreement is an important part of my Administration’s efforts to spur economic growth,…

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: I am pleased to transmit legislation and supporting documents to implement the United States Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (Agreement).  The Agreement is an important part of my Administration’s efforts to spur economic growth,…

Presidential Determination No. 2011-17 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2012 Refugee Admissions Numbers and Authorizations of In-Country Refugee Status Pursuant to Sections 207 and 101(a)(42), Respectively, of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and Determination Pursuant to…