On February 11, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order regarding “Blocking Property with Respect to the Situation in Burma.”

In a press release, the U.S. Department of the Treasury outlined the sanctions deemed appropriate against “those who played a leading role in the overthrow of Burma’s democratically elected government.” Those sanctions include the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) adding ten individuals (all current and former Burmese military officials) and three Burmese business entities to OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List.

The Executive Order can be found here:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/02/11/executive-order-on-blocking-property-with-respect-to-the-situation-in-burma/

The press release can be found here:

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0024

Details on the SDN List updates can be found here:

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20210211

OFAC’s resources on Burma-related sanctions can be found here:

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/sanctions-programs-and-country-information/burma