Office overview | |
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Formed | 2021 |
Parent department | U.S. Department of State |
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 |
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1 | Daniel Fried | 2013 | 2017 | Barack Obama |
2 | James C. O'Brien | 2022 | 2023 | Joe Biden |
References
- ↑ "Biden Busy on International Front, Managing Vast Net of Sanctions". VOA. May 5, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The rebirth of the State Department's Office of Sanctions Coordination: Guidelines for success". Atlantic Council. February 12, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ↑ Luce, Robbie Gramer, Dan De (October 26, 2017). "State Department Scraps Sanctions Office". Foreign Policy. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination". United States Department of State. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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