Summary:
In conjunction with other bureaus and agencies, the Office of Global Sanctions and Threat Finance:
- Builds international support for combating terrorist financing in bilateral and multilateral fora
- Develops and implements strategies for diminishing the financing available to specific terrorist groups in coordination with other U.S. government agencies and departments
- Coordinates domestic and United Nations terrorism designations
- Encourage countries to take actions to freeze terrorist assets
- Supports efforts to provide technical assistance to foreign governments working against terrorist finance
Resources:
- Financial Action Task Force : An inter-governmental body established in 1989 to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.
- International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports
- Country Reports on Terrorism: The State Department’s annual report to Congress on global and regional counterterrorism issues, State Sponsors of Terrorism, and designation Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
- Global Counter-Terrorism Forum : An informal, multilateral counterterrorism (CT) platform that focuses on identifying critical civilian CT needs, mobilizing the necessary expertise and resources to address such needs and enhance global cooperation.
- Terrorism and Illicit Finance, Department of the Treasury : The Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence marshals the Treasury Department’s intelligence and enforcement functions with the twin aims of safeguarding the financial system against illicit use and combating rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferators, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other national security threats.
Authorities:
- Executive Order 13224
- EO 13224 (09/23/2001); Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism : Foundation of U.S. domestic terrorism finance designations. Any person or entity found giving material support to terrorists or terror groups can be designated.
- Immigration and Nationality Act, Section 219 : Amends provisions relating to the SDN list and the State Department’s reporting mechanisms under the Country Reports on Terrorism, produced by the Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism.
- United Nations Security Council : UN Security Council website, which maintains standing committees to list terrorists and terrorism financiers.
- Counter-Terrorism Committee : Works to bolster the ability of United Nations Member States to prevent terrorist acts both within their borders and across regions. It was established in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S.
- UNSCR 1267 (1999)
- UNSCR 1989 (2011)
- Resolution 1267 and 1989 List : Al Qaida UN sanctions list.
- UNSC Counter Terrorism Committee
- UN Sanctions List