*Administration of Barack Obama, 2016 *

**Notice—Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Venezuela **

*March 3, 2016 *

On March 8, 2015, I issued Executive Order 13692, declaring a national emergency with respect to the situation in Venezuela, including the Government of Venezuela's erosion of human rights guarantees, persecution of political opponents, curtailment of press freedoms, use of violence and human rights violations and abuses in response to antigovernment protests, and arbitrary arrest and detention of antigovernment protestors, as well as the exacerbating presence of significant government corruption. The situation described in Executive Order 13692 has not improved. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13692.

This notice shall be published in the *Federal Register* and transmitted to the Congress.

BARACK OBAMA

The White House,

March 3, 2016.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:15 a.m., March 4, 2016]

NOTE: This notice was published in the *Federal Register* on March 7.

*Categories:* Notices : Venezuela, U.S. national emergency, continuation*.*

*Subjects:* Venezuela : Political unrest and violence; Venezuela : U.S. national emergency, continuation.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201600122.