[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 9 (Monday, March 6, 2006)]
[Page 362]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Notice--Continuation of the National Emergency Blocking Property of 
Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe

February 27, 2006

    On March 6, 2003, by Executive Order 13288, I declared a national 
emergency blocking the property of persons undermining democratic 
processes or institutions in Zimbabwe, pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706). I took this action 
to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy 
of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of certain 
members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons 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, and to political 
and economic instability in the southern African region. On November 22, 
2005, I issued Executive Order 13391 to take additional steps with 
respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288 and 
to block the property of additional persons undermining democratic 
processes or institutions in Zimbabwe.
    Because the actions and policies of these persons continue to pose 
an unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United 
States, the national emergency declared on March 6, 2003, and the 
measures adopted on that date and on November 22, 2005, to deal with 
that emergency, must continue in effect beyond March 6, 2006. 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 with 
respect to persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in 
Zimbabwe.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and 
transmitted to the Congress.
                                                George W. Bush
The White House,
February 27, 2006.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:05 a.m., February 28, 
2006]

Note: This notice was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on 
February 28, and it was published in the Federal Register on March 1.