Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya
Record date: 2025-02-24
( printed page 10573) Notice of February 20, 2025 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya On February 25, 2011, by Executive Order 13566 , the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701-1706 ) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions of Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, his government, and close associates, which took extreme measures against the people of Libya, including by using
What this record contains
- Federal Register document
- 2025-03104
- Publication date
- 2025-02-24
- Citation
- 90 FR 10573
- Issuing office
- Executive Office of the President
Official record excerpt
( printed page 10573) Notice of February 20, 2025 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya On February 25, 2011, by Executive Order 13566 , the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701-1706 ) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions of Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, his government, and close associates, which took extreme measures against the people of Libya, including by using weapons of war, mercenaries, and wanton violence against unarmed civilians. In addition, there was a serious risk that Libyan state assets would be misappropriated by Qadhafi, members of his government, members of his family, or his close associates if those assets were not protected. The foregoing circumstances, the prolonged attacks, and the increased numbers of Libyans seeking refuge in other countries from the attacks caused a deterioration in the security of Libya and posed a serious risk to its stability. On April 19, 2016, the President signed Executive Order 13726 , which expanded the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13566 . The President found that the ongoing violence in Libya, including attacks by armed groups against Libyan state facilities, foreign missions in Libya, and critical infrastructure, as well as human rights abuses, violations of the arms embargo imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011), and misappropriation of Libya's natural resources threaten the peace, security, stability, sovereignty, democratic transition, and territorial integrity of Libya, and thereby constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. The situation in Libya continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States, and measures are needed to protect against the diversion of assets or other abuses by members of Qadhafi's family, their associates, and other persons hindering Libyan national reconciliation. For this reason, the national emergency declared on February 25, 2011, and expanded on April 19, 2016, must continue in effect beyond February 25, 2025. 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 declared in Executive Order 13566 . ( printed page 10574) This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. THE WHITE HOUSE, February 20, 2025. [ FR Doc. 2025-03104 Filed 2-21-25; 11:15 am] Billing code 3395-F4-P
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