Office of Sanctions Coordination
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Office overview
Formed2021 (2021)
Parent departmentU.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
1 Daniel Fried 2013 2017 Barack Obama
2 James C. O'Brien 2022 2023 Joe Biden

References

  1. "Biden Busy on International Front, Managing Vast Net of Sanctions". VOA. May 5, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  2. "The rebirth of the State Department's Office of Sanctions Coordination: Guidelines for success". Atlantic Council. February 12, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  3. Luce, Robbie Gramer, Dan De (October 26, 2017). "State Department Scraps Sanctions Office". Foreign Policy. Retrieved October 6, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination". United States Department of State. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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