New Sanctions From OFAC And BIS Targeting Burma

After February 1—when the Burmese military overthrew the country's elected government, detained civilian leaders, and imposed an internet shutdown—the United States declared that the events that occurred in Burma constituted a coup d'état. In response, the Biden Administration announced the intent to impose sanctions on the responsible military leaders. Following that announcement, on February 10, the president signed an “Executive Order Blocking Property with Respect to the Situation in Burma” and the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed new sanctions on ten military individuals (two of whom were previously designated under a different program) and three entities. See Executive Order (the E.O.) and press release.