[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book II)]
[October 29, 2002]
[Pages 1928-1929]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National 
Emergency With Respect to Sudan
October 29, 2002

Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
    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 the 
enclosed notice, stating that the Sudan emergency is to continue in 
effect beyond November 3, 2002, to the Federal Register for publication. 
The most recent notice continuing this emergency was published in the 
Federal Register on October 31, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 55869).
    The crisis between the United States and Sudan constituted by the 
actions and policies of the Government of Sudan, including continuing 
concern about the presence and activities of certain terrorist groups, 
including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the prevalence of 
human rights violations, including slavery, restrictions on religious 
freedom, and restrictions on political freedom, that led to the 
declaration of a national emergency on November 3, 1997, has not been 
resolved. These actions and

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policies are hostile to U.S. interests and pose a continuing 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 declared with respect to Sudan and 
maintain in force the comprehensive sanctions against Sudan to respond 
to this threat.
         Sincerely,

                                                          George W. Bush

Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of the 
Senate. This letter was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on 
October 30. The notice of October 29 is listed in Appendix D at the end 
of this volume.