    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2005, Book II)]
    [November 22, 2005]
    [Pages 1762-1763]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Blocking Property of Additional
    Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe
    November 22, 2005

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as
    amended (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), I hereby report that I have issued an
    Executive Order that amends Executive Order 13288 of March 6, 2003, and
    expands the authority for blocking property and interests in property.
        Executive Order 13288 blocked the property of 77 persons responsible
    for hindering the democratic transition in Zimbabwe. It provided for the
    secondary designation of persons owned or controlled by, or acting or
    purporting to act, directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of any of
    the 77 persons listed in its Annex.

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        Since Executive Order 13288 was issued in March 2003, conditions in
    Zimbabwe have continued to deteriorate. The government continues to
    suppress opposition groups and civil society, undermine the independent
    media, ignore decisions by its courts, and refuse to enter into
    meaningful negotiations with other political actors. Zimbabwe's
    parliamentary elections in March 2005 were not free or fair. Recent
    demolitions of low income housing and informal markets have caused
    700,000 people to lose their homes, jobs, or both. Additional measures
    are required to promote democratic change.
        The new order adds primary designation authority to Executive Order
    13288, as well as authority to designate immediate family members of,
    and those who provide support to, sanctioned persons. It also adds
    authority to determine that circumstances no longer warrant the blocking
    of property and interests in property of a person listed on the Annex.
    Specifically, the new order will allow the Secretary of the Treasury, in
    consultation with the Secretary of State, to designate those who have
    engaged in actions or policies to undermine Zimbabwe's democratic
    processes or institutions, thus contributing to the deliberate breakdown
    in the rule of law in Zimbabwe, to politically motivated violence and
    intimidation in that country, or to political and economic instability
    in the Southern African region. It will also allow for secondary
    designations of persons determined to have materially assisted,
    sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support
    for, or goods or services in support of, such actions or policies or any
    persons sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order 13288, as amended (the
    ``order''). It will further allow for the secondary designations of
    those persons who are or have been immediate family members of, or are
    owned or controlled by or acting for or on behalf of, any persons
    sanctioned pursuant to the order.
        Accompanying the new order is an Annex that replaces and supersedes
    in its entirety the Annex to Executive Order 13288. This new Annex
    contains a revised list of persons whose property and interests in
    property are blocked by the President pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of the
    order, including key government and party officials and their family
    members.
        The new order will provide needed flexibility as conditions in
    Zimbabwe evolve, allowing my Administration to more effectively utilize
    targeted sanctions to promote positive democratic change in Zimbabwe.
        I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Order I have issued.
             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
    November 23. The Executive order of November 22 is listed in Appendix D
    at the end of this volume.