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Presidential Determination

[FR Doc. 02-32150 Filed 12-17-02; 8:45 am]

This presidential determination directs the Secretary of State to transmit to Congress and publish in the Federal Register a statutorily required six-month report on conditions in Burma and U.S. policy toward Burma. The attached report covers September 28, 2001 to March 27, 2002, assessing Burma's progress on democratization, quality of life, and multilateral diplomatic strategy, while maintaining existing U.S. sanctions.

Federal Register Open PDF 67 FR 77645

Impact dates

  1. Six-month reporting cycle under section 570(d) of FY1997 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act

Key directives

  • Transmit attached report to appropriate committees of Congress
  • Arrange for publication in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Transmission of report to Congress and Federal Register publication

Near term (90d)

  • Continued U.S. sanctions enforcement
  • Monitoring of Burma-ILO liaison officer appointment

Long term

  • Ongoing six-month reporting cycle under Public Law 104-208
  • Potential sanctions modification based on Burmese progress

Risks & tensions

  • Report notes 'very slow' democratic progress despite confidence-building measures
  • Aung San Suu Kyi remains under house arrest
  • U.S. expresses concern about Razali Ismail's access to Burma
  • Forced labor persists despite ILO engagement
  • Methamphetamine production rising as opium declines
Presidential Determination: [FR Doc. 02-32150 Filed 12-17-02; 8:45 am] · Executive Orders