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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s
Visit to Brussels, Belgium
March 31, 2022

BRUSSELS — Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo traveled to Brussels, Belgium
to continue close coordination with the European Union on sanctions imposed on Russia for
its unprovoked war on Ukraine. The Deputy Secretary, joined by OFAC Director Andrea
Gacki, held a dialogue on sanctions with European Commissioner for Financial Services,
Financial Stability, and Capital Markets Union Mairead McGuinness, and Stefano Sannino,
Secretary General of the European External Action Service, where the
delegations discussed steps to align sanctions implementation and enforcement, expand
joint cooperation on sanctions, and further deepen the transatlantic sanctions
alliance. While in Brussels, he also met with Bjoern Siebert, Head of Cabinet for the President
of the European Commission, and European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni.