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Report to Congress on Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights Visa Restrictions: Public Listing, Fiscal Year 2023

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 – December 2022

Public Listing, October 2022 – December 2022

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

  1. Joseph Lambert (Haiti) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  2. Jesula Lambert Domond (Haiti) – (1)(C) Public Designation.  Jesula Lambert Domond is the spouse of Joseph Lambert.

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

  1. John Birchman Saldivar (Belize) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  1. Darlene Karen Saldivar (Belize) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Darlene Saldivar is the spouse of John Birchman Saldivar.
  1. Johnelle Saldivar (Belize) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Johnelle Saldivar is the adult daughter of John Birchman Saldivar.
  1. Jevoughn Saldivar (Belize) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Jevoughn Saldivar is the adult son of John Birchman Saldivar.
  1. Pavlo Vovk (Ukraine) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  1. Diana Vovk (Ukraine) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Diana Vovk is the adult daughter of Pavlo Vovk.
  1. Rony Celestin (Haiti) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  1. Marie-Louisa Celestin Aubin (Haiti) – (1)(C) Public Designation.  Marie-Louisa Celestin Aubin is the spouse of Rony Celestin.
  1. Dory Guisha Ronika Celestin (Haiti) – (1)(C) Public Designation.  Dory Guisha Ronika Celestin is the adult daughter of Rony Celestin.
  1. Romie Louisa Celestin (Haiti) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Romie Louisa Celestin is the adult daughter of Rony Celestin.
  1. Romel Bell (Haiti) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  1. Anna Bell Dorvil (Haiti) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Anna Bell Dorvil is the spouse of Romel Bell.
  1. Allan Estuardo Rodriguez Reyes (Guatemala) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  1. Jorge Estuardo Vargas Morales (Guatemala) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  1. Amelia Vanessa Smith Urzua de Vargas (Guatemala) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Amelia Vanessa Smith Urzua de Vargas is the spouse of Jorge Estuardo Vargas Morales.
  1. Valeria Jose Vargas Smith (Guatemala) – 1(C) Public Designation. Valeria Jose Vargas Smith is the adult daughter of Jorge Estuardo Vargas Morales.
  1. Runy Estuardo Vargas Smith (Guatemala) – 1(C) Public Designation. Runy Estuardo Vargas Smith is the adult son of Jorge Estuardo Vargas Morales.
  1. Luis Alfonso Chang Navarro (Guatemala) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  2. Yanira Lisbeth Merida Jimenez AKA Yanira Lisbeth Merida de Chang (Guatemala) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Yanira Lisbeth Merida Jimenez is the spouse of Luis Alfonso Chang Navarro.
  3. Conan Tonathiu Castro Ramirez (El Salvador) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  1. Maria Antonieta Castillo de Castro AKA Maria Antonieta Castillo Araujo (El Salvador) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Maria Antonieta Castillo de Castro is the spouse of Conan Tonathiu Castro Ramirez.
  1. Andrea Beatrice Castro Garcia (El Salvador) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Andrea Beatrice Castro Garcia is the adult daughter of Conan Tonathiu Castro Ramirez.
  1. Oscar Rolando Castro (El Salvador) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  1. Fatima Abigail Castro Rodriguez (El Salvador) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Fatima Abigail Castro Rodriguez is the adult daughter of Oscar Rolando Castro.
  1. Karim Keita (Mali) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  1. Rokhya Souleye Sidibe (Mali) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Rokhya Souleye Sidibe is the spouse of Karim Keita.

Actions Taken Pursuant to Section 7031(c)(1) Since Previous Report for Involvement in a GVHR (Generally Listed in Chronological Order), Containing Classified Details:

  1. Than Hlaing (Burma) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  2. Adnan Aboud Hilweh (Syria) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  3. Ghassan Ahmed Ghannam (Syria) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  4. Jawdat Saleebi Mawas (Syria) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  5. Mohammed Reza Mirheydary (Iran) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  6. Godlief Mangkak Timbul Silaen (Indonesia) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  7. Helena Simanjuntak (Indonesia) – (1)(C) Public Designation.  Helena Simanjuntak is the spouse of Godlief “Amadeus” Mangkak Timbul Silaen.
  8. Ricky Ifar Muara Hamonangan Silaen (Indonesia) – (1)(C) Public Designation.  Ricky Ifar Muara Hamonangan Silaen is the adult son of Godlief “Amadeus” Mangkak Timbul Silaen.
  9. Nancy Novita (Indonesia) – (1)(C) Public Designation.  Nancy Novita is the adult daughter of Godlief “Amadeus” Mangkak Timbul Silaen.
  10. Vo Thanh Dung (Vietnam) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  11. Prabath Bulathwatte (Sri Lanka) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  12. Alain Guillaume Bunyoni (Burundi) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  13. Hyacinthe Niyonkuru (Burundi) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Hyacinthe Niyonkuru is the spouse of Alain Guillaume Bunyoni.
  1. José Carlos Bertarelli Rodríquez (Peru) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  2. Maria Elena Arias Weiss de Bertarelli (Peru) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Maria Elena Arias Weiss de Bertarelli is the spouse of José Carlos Bertarelli Rodríquez.
  3. Fiorella Bertarelli Arias (Peru) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Fiorella Bertarelli Arias is the adult daughter of José Carlos Bertarelli Rodríquez.
  4. Giancarlo Bertarelli Arias (Peru) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Giancarlo Bertarelli Arias is the adult son of José Carlos Bertarelli Rodríquez.
  5. Kerim Heydar Alimardanov (Azerbaijan) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  6. Tang Yong (China) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  1. Tang Li (China) – (1)(C) Public Designation. Tang Li is the spouse of Tang Yong.
  2. Zhang Hongbo (China) – (1)(C) Public Designation.
  3. Mohammed Reza Ostad (Iran) – (1)(C) Public Designation.

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