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Executive orders directing the Executive Director · 7 in Trump 45 · 46 all terms.
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Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons
This determination applies sanctions under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act for FY 2021, withholding nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related assistance from countries failing to meet minimum anti-trafficking standards (Burundi, China, Cuba, DPRK, Eritrea, Iran, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria) and restricting educational/cultural exchanges for some. It also instructs U.S. representatives at multilateral development banks to vote against loans to designated countries, while granting partial waivers for COVID-19, Ebola, anti-trafficking programs, and specific countries including Afghanistan, Burma, and others.
Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons
This determination imposes sanctions under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act by withholding nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related U.S. assistance from 11 countries for FY 2020 and restricting educational/cultural exchanges with 4 additional countries, while also directing U.S. representatives at multilateral development banks to vote against loans to 13 countries. It includes partial waivers for Ebola response, anti-trafficking programs, and specific assistance to Burma, DRC, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Belarus, Bhutan, Comoros, PNG, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
Economic Empowerment of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
This executive order establishes the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders within the Department of Commerce and creates the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as a federal interagency working group. Both entities are tasked with broadening AAPI access to economic resources and opportunities, including business development, federal procurement, workforce advancement, and trade with the Asia-Pacific region, while also advancing data collection and research on AAPI populations.
Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons
This determination imposes restrictions on U.S. nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related assistance to 23 countries for FY 2019 due to their failure to meet minimum standards for combating human trafficking, with additional restrictions on educational and cultural exchanges for 4 more countries. It also directs U.S. representatives at multilateral development banks and the IMF to vote against loans to 17 countries, while granting partial or full waivers for certain programs to Belarus, Belize, Eritrea, Papua New Guinea, and Turkmenistan based on national interest determinations.
Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
This executive order delegates presidential authority to impose specific sanctions under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) and the Ukraine Freedom Support Act to the Secretaries of Treasury and State. It authorizes blocking property, restricting financial transactions, denying export licenses, excluding sanctioned individuals from the U.S., and other measures against persons determined to be subject to sanctions under those statutes.
Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons
This determination, issued under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, imposes foreign assistance restrictions on 10 governments for FY 2018 due to inadequate anti-trafficking efforts, while granting partial or full waivers for 21 other countries based on national interest determinations. It also directs U.S. representatives at multilateral development banks and the IMF to vote against loans benefiting Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
White House Initiative To Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
This executive order establishes a White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) housed in the Executive Office of the President, along with a President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs in the Department of Education. It requires federal agencies interacting with HBCUs to prepare annual plans for strengthening HBCU participation in federal programs and revokes the previous Obama-era executive order on the same topic.