{"id":2506,"date":"2009-09-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/cms\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2009-09-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-09-03T00:00:00","slug":"597932009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/2009\/09\/03\/597932009\/","title":{"rendered":"9\/3\/2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The U.S. Government issued the Cuban Assets Control Regulations\u2026under the Trading With the Enemy Act\u2026On September 3, 2009, OFAC [Office for Foreign Assets Control] \u00a0amended the Regulations to implement measures announced by the President [Barack Obama] in April 2009 to promote democracy and human rights in Cuba by easing travel restrictions to facilitate greater contact between separated family members in the United States and Cuba and by increasing the flow of remittances and information to the Cuban people. OFAC is now amending the Regulations to implement certain policy changes announced by the President\u2026to continue efforts to reach out to the Cuban people in support of their desire to freely determine their country\u2019s future. These amendments allow for greater licensing of travel to Cuba for educational, cultural, religious, and journalistic activities and expand licensing of remittances to Cuba. These amendments also modify regulations regarding authorization of transactions with Cuban national individuals who have taken up permanent residence outside of Cuba, as well as implement certain technical and conforming changes.\u201d [Con Embargo]<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNew OFAC 2011 Cuba travel regulations,\u201d HavanaJournal.com,\u00a0January 27, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The U.S. Government issued the Cuban Assets Control Regulations\u2026under the Trading With the Enemy Act\u2026On September 3, 2009, OFAC [Office for Foreign Assets Control] \u00a0amended the Regulations to implement measures announced by the President [Barack Obama] in April 2009 to promote democracy and human rights in Cuba by easing travel restrictions to facilitate greater contact [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/2009\/09\/03\/597932009\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from 9\/3\/2009<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-2506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-quotes","tag-quotes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2613,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/2017\/11\/08\/11-8-2017-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":2506,"position":0},"title":"11\/8\/2017","author":"AmarkData","date":"November 8, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cToday, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) are announcing amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), respectively, to implement changes to the Cuba sanctions program announced by the\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2318,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1992\/11\/15\/40911151992\/","url_meta":{"origin":2506,"position":1},"title":"11\/15\/1992","author":"AmarkData","date":"November 15, 1992","format":false,"excerpt":"\"November [19]92: OFAC [Office of Foreign Assets Control] introduced some amendments in its regulations in order to redefine and restrict the exception made to travel restrictions meant for \u2018professional research\u2019; it banned \u2018market research\u2019 travel by American private companies and consultants; and it forbade third-country nationals to introduce Cuban cigars\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;quotes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"quotes","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/category\/quotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2322,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1993\/07\/22\/4147221993\/","url_meta":{"origin":2506,"position":2},"title":"7\/22\/1993","author":"AmarkData","date":"July 22, 1993","format":false,"excerpt":"\"22.07.93 The [Clinton] Administration issues new regulations to facilitate the commercialization of telephone communications between Cuba and USA to US companies in the Cuban market. OFAC [Office of Foreign Assets Control] also instructed US communication \u2018carriers\u2019 not to plug in phone calls through Canada-based telephone companies which provided communication of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;quotes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"quotes","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/category\/quotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2475,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/2003\/03\/24\/5653242003\/","url_meta":{"origin":2506,"position":3},"title":"3\/24\/2003","author":"AmarkData","date":"March 24, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"\"On Monday, March 24, 2003, the U.S. Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published new regulations impacting Cuban travel. OFAC's program brochure on Cuba and industry overviews for the financial community and exporters & importers have been updated accordingly.\u201d \u201cEmbargo Update: Overview of Recent Developments,\u201d Cuba Policy Foundation,\u00a0March\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;quotes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"quotes","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/category\/quotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2302,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1988\/11\/22\/39011221988\/","url_meta":{"origin":2506,"position":4},"title":"11\/22\/1988","author":"AmarkData","date":"November 22, 1988","format":false,"excerpt":"\"22.11.88 OFAC [Office of Foreign Assets Control] amended its Cuban Assets Control Regulations by introducing further requirements and modifying existing restrictions applicable to persons rendering services related to traveling to Cuba or sending remittances to Cuban citizens on the island\u2026For the first time, it established the prohibition for persons traveling\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;quotes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"quotes","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/category\/quotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2296,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1986\/12\/10\/38412101986\/","url_meta":{"origin":2506,"position":5},"title":"12\/10\/1986","author":"AmarkData","date":"December 10, 1986","format":false,"excerpt":"\"10.12.86 The Treasury Department\u2019s OFAC [Office of Foreign Assets Control] published a partial list of 167 Specially Designated persons and companies of Cuba, with whom U.S. nationals cannot engage in trade.\u201d [Pro Embargo] \u201cRonald W. 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