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Report to Congress on Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights Visa Restrictions: Public Listing, Fiscal Year 2022

Section 7031(c)(1)(A) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Appropriations Act of 2021

(c) Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights.–

(1) Ineligibility.–

(A) Officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary of State has credible information have been involved, directly or indirectly, in significant corruption, including corruption related to the extraction of natural resources, or a gross violation of human rights, including the wrongful detention of locally employed staff of a United States diplomatic mission or a United States citizen or national, shall be ineligible for entry into the United States.

(B) The Secretary shall also publicly or privately designate or identify the officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary has such credible information without regard to whether the individual has applied for a visa.

(2) Exception.–Individuals shall not be ineligible for entry into the United States pursuant to paragraph (1) if such entry would further important United States law enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit the United States to fulfill its obligations under the United Nations Headquarters Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to derogate from United States Government obligations under applicable international agreements.

(3) Waiver.–The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would serve a compelling national interest or that the circumstances which caused the individual to be ineligible have changed sufficiently.

(4) Report.–Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2021, the Secretary of State shall submit a report, including a classified annex if necessary, to the appropriate congressional committees and the Committees on the Judiciary describing the information related to corruption or violation of human rights concerning each of the individuals found ineligible in the previous 12 months pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individuals who the Secretary designated or identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineligible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and the justification for each waiver.

(5) Posting of report.–Any unclassified portion of the report required under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the Department of State website.

(6) Clarification.–For purposes of paragraphs (1), (4), and (5), the records of the Department of State and of diplomatic and consular offices of the United States pertaining to the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States shall not be considered confidential.

Public Listings
October 2021–March 2022 July 2022 – September 2022
April 2022- June 2022

Public Listing, October 2021 – March 2022

Actions Taken Pursuant to Section 7031(c) since Previous Report for Involvement in both Significant Corruption and a Gross Violation of Human Rights (Generally Listed in Chronological Order)

  1. Alyaksandr Ryhorovich Lukashenka (Belarus) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  2. Galina Rodionovna Zhelnerovich Lukashenka (Belarus) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Galina Rodionovna Zhelnerovich Lukashenka is the wife of Alyaksandr Ryhorovich Lukashenka.
  3. Viktar Alyaksandrovich Lukashenka (Belarus) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Viktar Alyaksandrovich Lukashenka is the son of Alyaksandr Ryhorovich Lukashenka.
  4. Dzmitry Alyaksandrovich Lukashenka (Belarus) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Dzmitry Alyaksandrovich Lukashenka is the son of Alyaksandr Ryhorovich Lukashenka. 

Actions Taken Pursuant to Section 7031(c) Since Previous Report for Involvement in Significant Corruption (Generally Listed in Chronological Order):

  1. Chau Phirun (Cambodia) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  2. Chau Pirith (Cambodia) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Chau Pirith is the son of Chau Phirun.
  3. Chau Puleak (Cambodia) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Chau Puleak is the son of Chau Phirun.
  4. Kan Chantrea (Cambodia) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Kan Chantrea is the spouse of Chan Phirun.
  5. Tea Vinh (Cambodia) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  6. Tier Leakhena (Cambodia) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Tier Leakhena is the daughter of Tea Vinh.
  7. Tea Sokha (Cambodia) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Tea Sokha is the son of Tea Vinh.
  8. Carlos Julian Bermeo Casas (Colombia) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  9.  Nohora Fernanda Giron Cifuentes (Colombia) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Nohora Fernanda is the spouse of Carlos Bermeo.
  10. Manuel Victor Martinez Olivet (Guatemala) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  11. Yohanna Massiel Duarte Aguilar (Guatemala) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Yohanna Aguilar is the spouse of Manuel Olivet.
  12. Nestor Omar Moncada Lau (Nicaragua) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  13. Lydia Vargas de Moncada (Nicaragua) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Lydia Vargas de Moncada is the spouse of Nestor Moncada Lau.
  14. Claudia Vanessa Moncada Solis (Nicaragua) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Claudia Vanessa Moncada Solis is the daughter of Nestor Moncada Lau.
  15. Ernesto David Moncada Solis (Nicaragua) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Ernesto David Moncada Solis is the son of Nestor Moncada Lau.
  16. Allan Roberto Moncada Vargas (Nicaragua) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Allan Roberto Moncada Vargas is the son of Nestor Moncada Lau.
  17. Nestor Jose Moncada Vargas (Nicaragua) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Nestor Jose Moncada Vargas is the son of Nestor Moncada Lau.
  18. Lidia Mercedes Moncada Vargas (Nicaragua) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Lidia Mercedes Moncada Vargas is the daughter of Nestor Moncada Lau.
  19. Martha Carolina Recinos de Bernal (El Salvador) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  20. Efren Arnoldo Bernal Chevez (El Salvador) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Efren Arnoldo Bernal Chevez is the spouse of Martha Carolina Recinos de Bernal.
  21. German Alfredo Bernal Recinos (El Salvador) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  German Alfredo Bernal Recinos is the son of Martha Carolina Recinos de Bernal.
  22. Osiris Luna Meza (El Salvador) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  23. Carlos Amilcar Marroquin Chica (El Salvador) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  24. Prince Yormie Johnson (Liberia) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  25.  Ameria Bovidee Johnson (Liberia) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Ameria Bovidee Johnson is the spouse of Yormie Johnson.
  26.  Blessing Johnson (Liberia) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Blessing Johnson is the child of Prince Yormie Johnson.
  27. Leopoldo Fragoso do Nascimento (Angola) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  28. Amelia Maria Coelho da Cruz Nascimento (Angola) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Amelia Maria Coelho Da Cruz Nascimento is the spouse of Leopoldino Fragoso Do Nascimento.
  29. Manuel Helder Vieira Dias (Angola) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  30. Luisa de Fatima Giovetty (Angola) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Luisa de Fatima Giovetty is the spouse of Manuel Helder Vieira Dias Junior.
  31. Lidiane Fafaela Giovetty (Angola) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Lidiane Rafaela Giovetty Vieira Dias is the daughter of Manuel Helder Vieira Dias Junior.
  32. Carlos de Ancieto G Vieira Dias Junior (Angola) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Carlos De Aniceto G Vieira Dias is the son of Manuel Helder Vieira Dias Junior.
  33. Isabel dos Santos (Angola) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  34. Oleksandr Tupytskyy (Ukraine) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  35. Olga Tupytska (Ukraine) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Olga Tupytska is the wife of Oleksandr Tupytskyy.
  36. Konrad Mizzi (Malta) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  37. Sai Mizzi Liang (Malta) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Sai Mizzi Liang is the wife of Konrad Mizzi.
  38. Keith Schembri (Malta) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  39. Josette Schembri Vella (Malta) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Josette Schembri Vella is the wife of Keith Schembri.
  40. Juliana Schembri Vella (Malta) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Juliana Schembri Vella is the daughter of Keith Schembri.
  41. Milan Tegeltija (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  42. Tijana Tegeltija (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Tijana Tegeltija is the wife of Milan Tegeltija.
  43. Mirsad Kukic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  44. Abdala Jaime Bucaram Ortiz Sr. (Ecuador) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  45. Maria Rosa Pulley Vergara (Ecuador) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Maria Rosa Pulley Vergara is the spouse of Abdala Jamie Bucaram Ortiz Sr.
  46. Jacobo Abdala Bucaram Pulley (Ecuador) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Jacobo Abdala Bucaram Pulley is the son of Abdala Jamie Bucaram Ortiz Sr.
  47. Abdala Jaime Bucaram Pulley Jr., (Ecuador) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Jacobo Abdala Bucaram Pulley, AKA “Dalo Bucaram” is the son of Abdala Jamie Bucaram Ortiz Sr.
  48. Michel Abdala Bucaram Pulley (Ecuador) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Michel Abdala Bucaram Pulley is the son of Abdala Jamie Bucaram Ortiz Sr.
  49. Mike Sonko Gidion Mkuvi Kioko (Kenya) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  50. Primrose Mwelu Nyamu Mbuvi (Kenya) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Primrose is the spouse of Mike Sonko.
  51. Saumu Agnes Mbuvi (Kenya) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Saumu Agnes Mbuvi is the daughter of Mike Sonko.
  52. Salma Wanjiru Mbuvi (Kenya) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  Salma Wanjiru Mbuvi is the daughter of Mike Sonko.

Actions Taken Pursuant to Section 7031(c) Since Previous Report for Involvement in a Gross Violation of Human Rights (Generally Listed in Chronological Order):

  1. Mario Plutarco Marin Torres (Mexico) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  2. Yauheni Andreyevich Shapetska (Belarus) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  3. Ihar Ryhorievich Kenyukh (Belarus) – (1)(B) Public Designation.  
  4. Abel Kandiho (Uganda) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  5. Shohrat Zakir (China) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  6. Erken Tuniyaz (China) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  7. Chen Mingguo (China) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  8. Hu Lianhe (China) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  9. Chandana Hettiarachchi (Sri Lanka) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  10. Sunil Ratnayake (Sri Lanka) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  11. Benazir Ahmed (Bangladesh) – (1)(B) Public Designation
  12. Miftah Uddin Ahmed (Bangladesh) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  13. Artur Rinatovich Shambazov (Russia) – (1)(B) Public Designation.
  14. Andrey Vyacheslavovich Tishenin (Russia) – (1)(B) Public Designation.

7031c Quarterly - April - June 2022

Actions Taken Pursuant to Section 7031(c) Since Previous Report for Involvement in Significant Corruption (Generally Listed in Chronological Order):

1. (U) Nikola Gruevski (North Macedonia) (1)(C) Public Designation.

2. (U) Borkica Gruevska (North Macedonia) (1)(C) Public Designation. Borkica Gruevska is the spouse of Nikola Gruevski.

3. (U) Gordana Tadic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (1)(C) Public Designation.

4. (U) Slavko Tadic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (1)(C) Public Designation. Slavko Tadic is the spouse of Gordana Tadic.

5. (U) Sasho Mijalkov (North Macedonia) (1)(C) Public Designation.

6. (U) Aleksandra Mijalkova (North Macedonia) (1)(C) Public Designation. Aleksandra Mijalkova is the spouse of Sasho Mijalkov.

7. (U) Jordan Mijalkov (North Macedonia) (1)(C) Public Designation. Jordan Mijalkov is the son of Sasho Mijalkov.

8. (U) Aleksandar Mijalkov (North Macedonia) (1)(C) Public Designation. Aleksandar Mijalkov is the son of Sasho Mijalkov.

9. (U) Maria Consuelo Porras Argueta de Porres (Guatemala) (1)(C) Public Designation.

10. (U) Gilberto de Jesus Porres de Paz (Guatemala) (1)(C) Public Designation.

11. (U) Delia Emilda Bac Alvarado (Guatemala) (1)(B) Public Designation.*

* Denotes an action publicly announced during a previous reporting period that was inadvertently omitted from the Department’s Annex to the Quarterly Report to Congress. Designated under previous authority section 1(B).

Actions Taken Pursuant to Section 7031(c) Since Previous Report for Involvement in a Gross Violation of Human Rights (Generally Listed in Chronological Order)

1. (U) Khusein Merlovich Khutaev (Russia) – (1)(C) Public Designation.

2. (U) Nurid Denilbekovich Salamov (Russia) – (1)(C) Public Designation.

3. (U) Dzhabrail Alkhazurovich Akhmatov (Russia) – (1)(C) Public Designation.

4. (U) Dzmitry Paulichenka (Belarus) – (1)(C) Public Designation.

5. (U) Yury Sivakov (Belarus) – (1)(C) Public Designation.

6. (U) Viktar Sheiman (Belarus) – (1)(C) Public Designation.

7. (U) Elena Sheiman (Belarus) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Elena Sheiman is the wife of Viktar Sheiman.

8. (U) Sergei Sheiman (Belarus) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Sergei Sheiman is the son of Viktar Sheiman.

7031c Quarterly - July - September 2022

Actions Taken Pursuant to Section 7031(c) Since Previous Report for Involvement in Significant Corruption (Generally Listed in Chronological Order):

1. Luis Alberto Gil Castillo (Colombia) – (1)(C) Public Designation.

2. Doris Clemencia Vega Quiroz (Colombia) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Doris Clemencia Vega Quiroz is the spouse of Luis Alberto Gil Castillo.

3. Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara (Paraguay) – (1)(C) Public Designation.

4. Juan Pablo Cartes Montaña (Paraguay) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Juan Pablo Cartes Montaña is the son of Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara.

5. Sofia Cartes Montaña (Paraguay) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Sofia Cartes Montaña is the daughter of Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara.

6. Maria Sol Cartes Montaña (Paraguay) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Maria Sol Cartes Montaña is the daughter of Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara.

7. Hugo Adalberto Velazquez Moreno (Paraguay) – (1)(C) Public Designation.

8. Lourdes Maria Andrea Samaniego Gonzalez (Paraguay) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Lourdes Maria Andrea Samaniego Gonzalez is the spouse of Hugo Adalberto Velazquez Moreno.

9. Dionicio Adalberto Velazquez Gimenez (Paraguay) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Dionicio Adalberto Velazquez Gimenez is the son of Hugo Adalberto Velazquez Moreno.

10. Sonya Rebeca Velazquez Escauriza (Paraguay) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Sonya Rebeca Velazquez Escauriza is the daughter of Hugo Adalberto Velazquez Moreno.

11. Hugo Jose Velazquiez Escauriza (Paraguay) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Hugo Jose Velazquiez Escauriza is the son of Hugo Adalberto Velazquez Moreno.

12. Juan Carlos Duarte Martinez (Paraguay) – (1)(C) Public Designation.

13. Ninfa Concepcion Vera Moreira (Paraguay) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Ninfa Concepcion Vera Moreira is the spouse of Juan Carlos Duarte Martinez.

14. Tamara Duarte Martinez (Paraguay) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Tamara Duarte Martinez is the daughter of Juan Carlos Duarte Martinez.

15. Nathaniel Falo McGill (Liberia) – (1)(C) Public Designation.

16. Vivian Innis McGill (Liberia) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Vivian Innis McGill is the spouse of Nathaniel Falo McGill.

17. Bill Teah Twehway (Liberia) – (1)(C) Public Designation.

18. Sayma Syrenius Cephus (Liberia) – (1)(C) Public Designation.

19. Charlesetta B Cephus (Liberia) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Charlesetta B Cephus is the spouse of Sayma Syrenius Cephus.

Actions Taken Pursuant to Section 7031(c) Since Previous Report for Involvement in a Gross Violation of Human Rights (Generally Listed in Chronological Order):

1. Dzmitriy Uladzmiriavich Balaba (Belarus) – (1)(C) Public Designation.

2. Tatyana Balaba (Belarus) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Tatyana Balaba is the spouse of Dzmitriy Uladzmiriavich Balaba.

3. Artem Balaba (Belarus) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Artem Balaba is the son of Dzmitriy Uladzmiriavich Balaba.

4. Maksim Balaba (Belarus) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Maksim Balaba is the son of Dzmitriy Uladzmiriavich Balaba.

5. Mikalai Karpiankou (Belarus) – (1)(C) Public Designation.

6. Irina Viktorovna Karpiankou (Belarus) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Irina Viktorovna Karpiankou is the spouse of Mikalai Karpiankou.

7. Igor Nikolaevich Karpiankou (Belarus) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Igor Nikolaevich Karpiankou is the son of Mikalai Karpiankou.

8. Ochur-Suge Mongush (Russia) – (1)(C) Public Designation.

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