[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 8, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO COTE D'IVOIRE--
  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 112-8)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs and ordered to be printed:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) 
provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency, unless, 
prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President 
publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a 
notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the 
anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent to the 
Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the 
national emergency declared in Executive Order 13396 of February 7, 
2006, with respect to the situation in or in relation to Cote d'Ivoire 
is to continue in effect beyond February 7, 2011.
  The situation in or in relation to Cote d'Ivoire, which has been 
addressed by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 1572 of 
November 15, 2004, and subsequent resolutions, has resulted in the 
massacre of large numbers of civilians, widespread human rights abuses, 
significant political violence and unrest, and fatal attacks against 
international peacekeeping forces. In March 2007, the Ouagadougou 
Political Agreement was signed by the two primary protagonists in Cote 
d'Ivoire's conflict. As demonstrated by recent events surrounding the 
presidential election in Cote d'Ivoire, the situation in or in relation 
to Cote d'Ivoire continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat 
to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. For 
these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the 
national emergency and related measures blocking the property of 
certain persons contributing to the conflict in Cote d'Ivoire.
                                                        Barack Obama.  
The White House, January 26, 2011.

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