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Notice 134662011-06-23Obama

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to North Korea

This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13466 regarding North Korea's nuclear proliferation threat, as expanded by subsequent executive orders. The continuation maintains sanctions and restrictions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act beyond their June 26, 2011 expiration date.

Notice 132192011-06-23Obama

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect To the Western Balkans

President Obama continued for one year the national emergency with respect to the Western Balkans originally declared by President Bush in Executive Order 13219 on June 26, 2001. The continuation maintains sanctions and emergency measures targeting persons engaged in extremist violence or obstructing peace implementation in Macedonia, Bosnia, and Kosovo.

Notice 131592011-06-17Obama

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Useable Fissile Material in the Territory of the Russian Federation

President Obama continued for one year a national emergency originally declared in 2000 that blocks Russian government assets in the U.S. related to the Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) Agreements, which convert weapons-grade uranium to peaceful commercial fuel. The continuation protects Russian property from U.S. judicial processes to ensure continued implementation of the nuclear nonproliferation agreement.

EO 135772011-06-15Obama

Establishment of the SelectUSA Initiative

This executive order establishes SelectUSA, a Department of Commerce-based initiative to coordinate federal efforts to attract and retain domestic and foreign business investment in the United States. It creates a Federal Interagency Investment Working Group spanning nearly every cabinet department and major economic agency to promote the U.S. as a business location, serve as an investment ombudsman, and provide information to investors.

Notice 134052011-06-14Obama

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Actions and Policies of Certain Members of the Government of Belarus and Other Persons To Undermine Belarus Democratic Processes or Institutions

This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13405 regarding Belarus, which blocks property of certain persons undermining democratic processes, committing human rights abuses, and engaging in public corruption. The continuation cites the flawed December 2010 Belarusian presidential election and ongoing repression as evidence that the threat persists.

EO 135762011-06-13Obama

Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and Accountable Government

This executive order establishes a Government Accountability and Transparency Board to expand anti-fraud tools and spending transparency across federal agencies, building on Recovery Act practices. It reinforces the Accountable Government Initiative by assigning performance reform responsibilities to agency Chief Operating Officers and Chief Financial Officers, with quarterly metric updates on performance.gov and monthly reporting on $2.1 billion in administrative cost savings targets.

EO 135752011-06-09Obama

Establishment of the White House Rural Council

This executive order creates the White House Rural Council, chaired by the Secretary of Agriculture and comprising 25 federal agencies, to coordinate federal policy and investment in rural communities. The Council is tasked with streamlining federal spending, improving economic opportunities, and enhancing quality of life in rural America through better interagency collaboration.

Det2011-06-08Obama

Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs Related to Libya and C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire

President Obama authorized up to $15 million from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to address urgent refugee and migration needs stemming from violence in Libya and Côte d'Ivoire, directing contributions to international, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations and administrative expenses for the State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.

Memo2011-06-06Obama

Designation of Officers of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation To Act as President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation

This memorandum establishes the order of succession for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) presidency, listing ten officers who would act as President if the incumbent dies, resigns, or becomes unable to serve. It revokes a 2009 Bush administration memorandum on the same subject and includes standard exceptions for acting officials and presidential discretion.

Det2011-06-03Obama

Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act

President Obama suspended for six months the statutory limitations in the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 that would have required the U.S. embassy in Israel to be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and restricted State Department spending on overseas buildings. This determination, citing national security interests, was transmitted to Congress with a required report and published in the Federal Register.

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