Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2023

May 10, 2023

On May 12, 2014, by Executive Order 13667, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701â1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the situation in and in relation to the Central African Republic, which has been marked by a breakdown of law and order; intersectarian tension; the pervasive, often forced recruitment and use of child soldiers; and widespread violence and atrocities, including those committed by Kremlin-linked and Yevgeniy Prigozhinâaffiliated entities such as the Wagner Group, and which threatens the peace, security, or stability of the Central African Republic and neighboring states.

The situation in and in relation to the Central African Republic continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13667 on May 12, 2014, to deal with that threat must continue in effect beyond May 12, 2023. 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 with respect to the Central African Republic.

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

Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

The White House, May 10, 2023.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 1 p.m., May 10, 2023]

NOTE: This notice was published in the *Federal Register *on May 11. The notice referred to Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin, founder, Concord Management and Consulting, who is wanted by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in connection with his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to defraud the U.S. by impairing, obstructing, and defeating the lawful functions of the Federal Election Commission, Department of Justice, and Department of State.

Categories: Notices : Central African Republic, U.S. national emergency continuation. Names: Prigozhin, Yevgeniy Viktorovich.

Subjects: Central African Republic, political unrest and violence; Central African Republic, Russian involvement; Central African Republic, U.S. national emergency; Russia, involvement in Central African Republic.

DCPD Number: DCPD202300401.

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