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Presidential Notice 13338

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect To the Actions of the Government of Syria

President Obama extended for one year the national emergency declared in 2004 regarding Syria's support for terrorism, weapons programs, and destabilizing actions in Lebanon and Iraq. The continuation maintains sanctions authority and export restrictions originally established by Executive Orders 13338, 13399, and 13460.

Federal Register Open PDF 75 FR 24779

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless extended

  2. Emergency continuation takes effect

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency declared May 11, 2004 for 1 year beyond May 11, 2010
  • Maintain measures adopted in EO 13338, EO 13399, and EO 13460

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continuation takes effect May 11, 2010

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Emergency authority remains in effect until May 11, 2011 unless terminated or extended again

Risks & tensions

  • Maintains coercive pressure while acknowledging limited Syrian progress on foreign fighter networks
  • Conditional language ('would welcome progress') leaves diplomatic opening but no concrete policy shift
Presidential Notice 13338: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect To the Actions of the Government of Syria · Executive Orders