On May 10, 2017, the Federal Register published Presidential Notice of May 8, 2017 – Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Yemen, which extends the national emergency with respect to Yemen for an additional year. The national emergency was originally declared by Executive Order (EO) 13611 (May 16, 2012) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Yemen and others. These actions and policies threatened Yemen’s peace, security, and stability, including by obstructing the political process in Yemen and the implementation of the agreement of November 23, 2011, between the Government of Yemen and those in opposition to it, which provided for a peaceful transition of power that meets the legitimate demands and aspirations of the Yemeni people for change.

The national emergency is being extended because The actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Yemen and others in threatening Yemen’s peace, security, and stability continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.