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Presidential Notice 13348

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Former Liberian Regime of Charles Taylor

President Obama extended for one year the national emergency declared in 2004 regarding the former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor, citing ongoing threats to U.S. foreign policy from Taylor's legacy of resource depletion and destabilization. The continuation maintains sanctions and emergency measures originally imposed under Executive Order 13348.

Federal Register Open PDF 78 FR 43751

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless extended again

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency declared in Executive Order 13348 for 1 year beyond July 22, 2013
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continues in effect beyond July 22, 2013
  • Existing sanctions under EO 13348 remain active

Near term (90d)

  • Annual review and reporting to Congress on emergency status

Long term

  • Potential renewal required by July 22, 2014 if emergency persists

Risks & tensions

  • Routine procedural continuation; no new sanctions or policy changes
  • Liberia's democratic progress noted but deemed insufficient to lift emergency
  • Reliance on 2004 legal framework without substantive update
Presidential Notice 13348: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Former Liberian Regime of Charles Taylor · Executive Orders