Joseph Robinette Biden

“ Section 1. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to impose any of the sanctions described in section 2 (a) of this order on any foreign person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State:
(a) to be responsible for or complicit in, or to have directly or indirectly engaged or attempted to engage in, any of the following:
(i) actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Ethiopia, or that have the purpose or effect of expanding or extending the crisis in northern Ethiopia or obstructing a ceasefire or a peace process ”

“ For the purposes of this order:
(a) the term “entity” means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization;
(b) the term “Government of Ethiopia” means the Government of Ethiopia, any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, including the National Bank of Ethiopia, and any person owned, controlled, or directed by, or acting for or on behalf of, the Government of Ethiopia ”

“ Sec. 5. (a) Any transaction that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.
(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. ”