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On July 17, 2014, the Federal Register published the Notice of July 15, 2014 – Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Former Liberian Regime of Charles Taylor. The notice extends for an additional year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13348 of July 22, 2004 pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706) 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 significant advances to promote democracy, and the Special Court for Sierra Leone 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 still challenge Liberia’s transformation and recovery. The actions and policies of these persons continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States. |
US – President extends national emergency with respect to Taylor Regime (Liberia)
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