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Combating Terrorist Financing
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Combating Terrorist Financing

Wanted Usama Bin LadenThe Office of Terrorism Finance and Economic Sanctions Policy, as part of the Energy, Sanctions and Commodities (ESC) deputate, in conjunction with other bureaus and agencies:

  • Coordinates efforts to build international support for efforts against terrorist finance;
  • Works through U.S. missions around the world to encourage countries to take actions to freeze terrorist assets when found;
  • Works with U.S. missions to develop new initiatives to strengthen international cooperation against terrorist finance; and
  • Supports efforts to provide technical assistance to foreign governments working against terrorist finance.

  
Highlights

Iran Sanctions and Activities of Privately Funded Actors in Iran
Current U.S. economic sanctions on Iran prohibit most unlicensed transactions by U.S. persons or in the U.S. involving Iran. Press Release

The State Department Role in Combating the Financing of Terrorism
Assistant Secretary Wayne's testimony
before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on U.S. Government efforts to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

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