[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30323-30324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10639]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11722]


Determination Pursuant to the Foreign Missions Act

    Effective at 12:00 p.m. March 16, 2022, the Embassy of Afghanistan 
and Afghanistan's consular posts at Beverly Hills, CA and New York, NY 
formally ceased conducting diplomatic and consular activities in the 
United States. A protecting power or other agent charged with 
responsibility for the property of said missions has not been 
requested, nor approved by the Secretary of State.
    In accordance with section 205 (c) of the Foreign Missions Act (22 
U.S.C.

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4305 (c)) and until further notice, the Department of State's Office of 
Foreign Missions has assumed sole responsibility for ensuring the 
protection and preservation of the property of the referenced missions, 
including but not limited to all real and tangible property, 
furnishings, archives, and financial assets of the Afghan Embassy or 
its consular posts in the United States.
    In exercise of this custodial responsibility, and pursuant to the 
authority vested in the Secretary of State by the laws of the United 
States including the Foreign Missions Act (22 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.) and 
delegated pursuant to Department of State Delegation of Authority No. 
214, dated September 30, 1994, I further determine that entry or access 
to the following locations and facilities is strictly prohibited unless 
prior authorization is granted by the Office of Foreign Missions:

 2341 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
 120 S Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
 34-03 255th Street, Little Neck, NY 20008

Clifton C. Seagroves,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Missions, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2022-10639 Filed 5-17-22; 8:45 am]
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