Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List

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Azza Air Transport, former Cargo airline, in the SDN List

The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, also known as the SDN List, is a United States government sanctions/embargo measure targeting U.S.-designated terrorists, officials and beneficiaries of certain authoritarian regimes, and international criminals (e.g. drug traffickers). The list is managed by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).[1] When individuals are added to the list of Specially Designated Nationals (SDN), their U.S. assets are blocked. Moreover, their names are added to automated screening systems used by banks in the United States and many foreign countries, making it difficult for them to open or hold accounts, transfer money, or transact properties internationally.[2] Any individual or entity that provides support related to terrorism, drug trafficking or unauthorized military use to any person or entity appearing on the SDN list risks being penalized under the USA PATRIOT Act.[3]

The SDN list contains tens of thousands[4] of companies, organizations, and individuals who have been identified as posing a threat to U.S. national security and foreign and economic policy.[5] All persons and businesses within the U.S. are prohibited from doing business with blacklisted individuals or are subject to sanctions for violating the law. Financial sanctions include a ban on investment in the stock of the blacklisted individuals and companies in which the blacklisted individuals have a controlling interest, and a ban on new debt (including all securities such as bonds, credits, bills of exchange, etc.) with a maturity of more than 90 days. After the 2014 Crimean crisis, the U.S. blacklisted a number of Russian and Crimean companies for sanctions.[6] Almost every country is represented on the list.[7]

Notable sanctioned persons

Belarus

China

Hong Kong SAR

Macau SAR

Iran

Libya

North Korea

Macedonia

  • Sašo Mijalkov – Former Administration for Security and Counterintelligence of Republic of North Macedonia[18]
  • Nikola Gruevski – Former Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia[18]
  • Stevčo Jakimovski from Podrzi Konj - Leader of the Citizen Option for Macedonia and a mayor of the Karpoš Municipality and a former member of the Social Democratic Union.

Russia

Syria

Venezuela

Other

Former (deceased)

Former (alive)

Notes

  1. ^ The FSB is the main successor organization to the Soviet KGB (excluding foreign intelligence)

References

  1. ^ rob (2017-11-23). "Keine PCs für Vereine – wegen US-Blacklist". 20 Minuten (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  2. ^ Knights, Michael (6 December 2019). "Punishing Iran's Triggermen in Iraq: Opening Moves in a Long Campaign". The Washington Institute.
  3. ^ "What is a Specially Designated National (SDN)?". sanctions.io. November 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List，US Treasury, 2020/8/7, 1421 pages
  5. ^ "Basel: Keine PCs für Vereine – wegen US-Blacklist". 20 Minuten. Nov 23, 2017. Retrieved Sep 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "U.S. sanctions companies, people over Russia actions in Ukraine". Reuters. 20 December 2016.
  7. ^ Areddy, James T. (5 April 2021). "China Creates its Own Digital Currency, a First for Major Economy".Wall Street Journal website. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Russia-related Designations; Belarus Designations; Issuance of Russia-related Directive 2 and 3; Issuance of Russia-related and Belarus General Licenses; Publication of new and updated Frequently Asked Questions". U.S. Department of the Treasury.
  9. ^ "制裁崩牙駒｜美宣佈制裁澳門江湖猛人尹國駒 藉一帶一路擴張東南亞犯罪活動". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 2020-12-11. Archived from the original on 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  10. ^ "Esmail Qaani, the new leader of Iran's Quds Force". Fox News. 3 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Ebrahim Raisi". Counter Extremism Project.
  12. ^ "Issuance of Executive Order of June 24, 2019, "Imposing Sanctions with Respect to Iran;" Iran-related Designations; Counter Terrorism Designations". U.S. Department of the Treasury. June 24, 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif OFAC Designation". ofaclawyer.net.
  14. ^ "OFAC Sanctions List Search (SDN List)". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.
  15. ^ "OFAC Sanctions List Search". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.
  16. ^ "Libyan-related Designations and Designations Removals".
  17. ^ "DPRKrelated Designations and Designations Removals".
  18. ^ a b c "Balkans-related Designations and Designations Removals". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  19. ^ "SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS LIST UPDATE". US Department of the Treasury. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022. The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN List: ... PUTIN, Vladimir Vladimirovich (Cyrillic: ПУТИН, Владимир Владимирович) (a.k.a. PUTIN, Vladimir (Cyrillic: ПУТИН, Владимир)), Kremlin, Moscow, Russia; Novo-Ogaryevo, Moscow Region, Russia; Bocharov Ruchey, Sochi, Russia; Valdai, Novgorod Region, Russia; DOB 07 Oct 1952; POB Leningrad, Russia; nationality Russia; citizen Russia; Gender Male; President of the Russian Federation (individual) [RUSSIA-EO14024].
  20. ^ a b c d "Russia-related Designations; Issuance of Russia-related Directive 1A and General Licenses; Publication of new and updated Frequently Asked Questions". U.S. Department of the Treasury.
  21. ^ a b c d e "Russia-related Designations". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2022-02-25.
  22. ^ "Vladimir Kirienko". vk.company.
  23. ^ "Learn about the top 10 Most Influential Politicians of Russia". June 23, 2018.
  24. ^ The Guardian. 12 January 2017. Page 6.
  25. ^ "Ukraine-related Designations and Designations Removals".
  26. ^ "Ukraine-related Designations and Designations Removals".
  27. ^ "Sanctions List Search". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  28. ^ "Syria-related Designations; Syria Designations and Designations Updates; Iran-related Designation Update; Counter Terrorism Designation Update". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  29. ^ "Syria-related Designations and Designations Removals".
  30. ^ "U.S. Blacklists the President of Venezuela as a Specially Designated National (SDN)". July 31, 2017.
  31. ^ "SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS LIST UPDATE (VENEZUELA)". ofac.treasury.gov. 2018-09-25.
  32. ^ "Treasury Sanctions Prominent Venezuelan Drug Trafficker Tareck El Aissami". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. February 13, 2017.
  33. ^ US Treasury, 6 June 2022
  34. ^ "U.S. Treasury Sanctions Members of Milorad Dodik's Family and Patronage Network". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2023-10-20.
  35. ^ "Treasury Designates Entities and Individual Exacerbating Sudan's Instability". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2023-09-28.
  36. ^ "OFAC Sanctions List Search". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.
  37. ^ "OFAC Sanctions List Search". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.
  38. ^ United States Department of the Treasury (16 July 2010). "Treasury Designates Anwar Al-Aulaqi, Key Leader of Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula". treasury.gov. Retrieved 17 March 2022. Aulaqi was designated pursuant to Executive Order 13224 for supporting acts of terrorism and for acting for or on behalf of AQAP.
  39. ^ "A Bulletin from the Office of Foreign Assets Control - June 24, 2003". fdic.gov.
  40. ^ "Punishing Iran's Triggermen in Iraq: Opening Moves in a Long Campaign". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
  41. ^ "Libya EO; Libyan Sanctions Designations;". treasury.gov.
  42. ^ "Sanctions List Search - Yevgeny Prigozhin". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.
  43. ^ "Blocking Property of Certain Persons Associated with the International Criminal Court Designations". ofac.treasury.gov.
  44. ^ "US revokes ICC prosecutor's visa over Afghanistan inquiry". theguardian.com.

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