Office of Foreign Assets Control

An office of the US Department of the Treasury.

http://www.treasury.gov/about/organizational-structure/offices/Pages/Office-of-Foreign-Assets-Control.aspx

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is responsible for enforcing economic and trade sanctions against targeted foreign states, organizations and individuals.

Key Facts
OFAC administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries and regimes, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, those engaged in activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and other threats to the national security, foreign policy or economy of the United States.

Additional Information
FAQ List of Sanctions Programs

Who it affects
All US persons must comply with OFAC regulations, including all US citizens and permanent resident aliens regardless of where they are located, all persons and entities within the United States, all US incorporated entities and their foreign branches.

Wikipedia Entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Foreign_Assets_Control

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