Office of Sanctions Coordination explained

Type:office
Seal:US Department of State official seal.svg
Parent Department:U.S. Department of State
Agency Name:Office of Sanctions Coordination

The Office of Sanctions Coordination is a division within the United States Department of State tasked with coordinating sanctions policies among government departments and international allies. It was established by the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act.[1] [2] The office had previously existed from 2013 to 2017, after which it was eliminated by then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.[3] The office is managed by the Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination, a position with the rank of ambassador.[4]

Officeholders

!#!Name!Term began!Term ended!President(s) served under
1Daniel Fried20132017Barack Obama
2James C. O'Brien20222023Joe Biden

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biden Busy on International Front, Managing Vast Net of Sanctions. 2021-10-06. VOA. May 5, 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: 2021-02-12. The rebirth of the State Department's Office of Sanctions Coordination: Guidelines for success. 2021-10-06. Atlantic Council. en-US.
  3. Web site: Luce. Robbie Gramer, Dan De. State Department Scraps Sanctions Office. 2021-10-06. Foreign Policy. October 26, 2017 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination . 2022-04-14 . United States Department of State . en.

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