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Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md) Statement on Ongoing Situation in Ethiopia – September 10, 2021

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 VAN HOLLEN STATEMENT ON ONGOING SITUATION IN ETHIOPIA   Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the ongoing situation in Ethiopia: As the situation in Ethiopia continues to worsen, I remain deeply concerned by the evolving conflict and repeat my calls for all parties to come to …

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Press Release- President Biden should rescind its Executive Order regarding the crisis in Ethiopia – September 17, 2021 Ethiopian American Civic Council

President Biden Should rescind its Executive Order Regarding the Crisis in Ethiopia September 17, 2021 The Ethiopian American Civic Council strongly objects to President Joe Biden’s executive order authorizing sanctions against officials in Ethiopia for simply taking part in defense of the territorial integrity of Ethiopia and the rule of law. It negates the fact …

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An Open Letter to President Joseph R. Biden Jr. From the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia – September 17, 2021 Addis Ababa

An Open Letter to President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Dear Mr. President, As I write this open letter to you, it comes at a time when innocent civilians including women, children and other vulnerable groups in the Afar and Amhara regions have been violently displaced, their livelihoods disrupted, their family members killed, and their properties …

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Executive Order on Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons With Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia September 17, 2021 The White House

Executive Order on Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons With Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 • PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 …

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Executive Order on the Crisis in Ethiopia – Statement by USAID Administrator Samantha Power September 17, 2021 USAID

EXECUTIVE ORDER ON THE CRISIS IN ETHIOPIA Statement by USAID Administrator Samantha Power For Immediate Release Friday, September 17, 2021Office of Press Relationspress@usaid.gov Today, President Biden signed an Executive Order (E.O.) establishing a new sanctions regime that authorizes the United States to target any party responsible for or complicit in actions or policies that are …

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