Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Responsible for Policies or Actions That Threaten the Transition to Democracy in Belarus, 28541-28542 [06-4651]

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 16, 2006)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 28541-28542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4651]



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Part VII





The President





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Proclamation 8015--Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants 
of Persons Responsible for Policies or Actions That Threaten the 
Transition to Democracy in Belarus



Executive Order 13403--Amendments to Executive Orders 11030, 13279, 
13339, 13381, and 13389, and Revocation of Executive Order 13011


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 94 / Tuesday, May 16, 2006 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8015 of May 12, 2006

                
Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and 
                Nonimmigrants of Persons Responsible for Policies or 
                Actions That Threaten the Transition to Democracy in 
                Belarus

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                In light of the importance to the United States of 
                fostering democratic institutions in Belarus in order 
                to help the Belarusian people achieve their aspirations 
                for democracy and to help complete the transformation 
                to a Europe whole, free, and at peace and given the 
                suppression of human rights and democracy in Belarus, 
                the fraud perpetrated during the recent Belarusian 
                presidential campaign and election, the detention of 
                peaceful protesters in Belarus, the persistent acts of 
                corruption by Belarusian government officials in the 
                performance of public functions, and the continued 
                failure of Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Belarusian government 
                officials, and others to support the rule of law, human 
                rights commitments, and other principles of high 
                priority to the United States, I have determined that 
                it is in the interest of the United States to take all 
                available measures to restrict the international travel 
                and to suspend the entry into the United States, as 
                immigrants or nonimmigrants, of members of the 
                government of Alyaksandr Lukashenka and others detailed 
                below who formulate, implement, participate in, or 
                benefit from policies or actions, including electoral 
                fraud, human rights abuses, and corruption, that 
                undermine or injure democratic institutions or impede 
                the transition to democracy in Belarus.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by the authority vested in me 
                by the Constitution and laws of the United States, 
                including section 212(f) of the Immigration and 
                Nationality Act of 1952, 8 U.S.C. 1182(f), and section 
                301 of title 3, United States Code, hereby find that 
                the unrestricted immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into 
                the United States of persons described in section 1 of 
                this proclamation would, except as provided for in 
                sections 2 and 3 of this proclamation, be detrimental 
                to the interests of the United States.

                I therefore hereby proclaim that:

                Section 1. The entry into the United States, as 
                immigrants or nonimmigrants, of the following persons 
                is hereby suspended:

                    (a) Members of the government of Alyaksandr 
                Lukashenka and other persons who formulate, implement, 
                participate in, or benefit from policies or actions, 
                including electoral fraud, human rights abuses, or 
                corruption, that undermine or injure democratic 
                institutions or impede the transition to democracy in 
                Belarus;
                    (b) Persons who through their business dealings 
                with Belarusian government officials derive significant 
                financial benefit from policies or actions, including 
                electoral fraud, human rights abuses, or corruption, 
                that undermine or injure democratic institutions or 
                impede the transition to democracy in Belarus; and (c) 
                The spouses of persons described in paragraphs (a) and 
                (b) above.

                Sec. 2. Section 1 of this proclamation shall not apply 
                with respect to any person otherwise covered by section 
                1 where entry of such person would not be contrary to 
                the interest of the United States.

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                Sec. 3. Persons covered by sections 1 and 2 of this 
                proclamation shall be identified by the Secretary of 
                State or the Secretary's designee, in his or her sole 
                discretion, pursuant to such procedures as the 
                Secretary may establish under section 5 of this 
                proclamation.

                Sec. 4. Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed 
                to derogate from United States Government obligations 
                under applicable international agreements.

                Sec. 5. The Secretary of State shall have 
                responsibility for implementing this proclamation 
                pursuant to such procedures as the Secretary may 
                establish.

                Sec. 6. This proclamation is effective immediately and 
                shall remain in effect until such time as the Secretary 
                of State determines that it is no longer necessary and 
                should be terminated, either in whole or in part. Any 
                such termination by the Secretary of State shall be 
                published in the Federal Register.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twelfth day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand six, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirtieth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

[FR Doc. 06-4651
Filed 5-15-06; 12:10 pm]
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