    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2008, Book I)]
    [February 5, 2008]
    [Pages 149-150]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National
    Emergency Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the
    Conflict in Cote d'Ivoire
    February 5, 2008

    Dear Madam 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

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    the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the
    enclosed notice to the Federal Register for publication, stating that
    the national emergency and related measures blocking the property of
    certain persons contributing to the conflict in Cote d'Ivoire are to
    continue in effect beyond February 7, 2008.
        In March 2007, the Ougadougou Political Agreement was signed by the
    two primary protagonists in Cote d'Ivoire's conflict. Although
    considerable progress has been made in implementing this agreement, the
    situation in or in relation to Cote d'Ivoire poses 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 and related measures blocking the
    property of certain persons contributing to the conflict in Cote
    d'Ivoire.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House
    of Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of the Senate. The
    notice is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.