Economic Sanctions Policy

Office of Terrorism Finance and Economic Sanctions Policy

The Office of Terrorism Finance and Economic Sanctions Policy, as part of the Energy, Sanctions, and Commodities (ESC) deputate, in conjunction with other bureaus and agencies:

• Coordinates efforts to build international support for efforts against terrorist finance;
• Coordinates efforts to create, modify, or terminate unilateral sanctions regimes as appropriate to the changing international situation, such as Iran, Iraq, and Libya;
• Develops strategies for implementation of specific aspects of sanctions regimes; and
• Provides foreign policy guidance on specific commercial business, export, import, and general licensing issues to the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security.