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7/20/2021

READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s Roundtable Discussion with Bipartisan Former Sanctions…

READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s
Roundtable Discussion with Bipartisan Former Sanctions Senior
Leaders
July 20, 2021

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo led a virtual
discussion with a bipartisan group of six former U.S. government sanctions leaders who
served in the last three Administrations to discuss the application of U.S. economic and
financial sanctions. The Deputy Secretary underscored Treasury’s commitment to ensuring
sanctions remain relevant, rigorous, and fit to purpose, e ectively advancing the national
security, foreign policy, and economic aims of the United States. Deputy Secretary Adeyemo
highlighted his deep respect for the career sta , and their robust internal processes for the
development, implementation, and enforcement of sanctions. The Deputy Secretary
expressed his deep appreciation for the career civil servants that have worked on sanctions
across Administrations.
The group of former senior sanctions leaders, who served Republican and Democratic
Administrations, shared their experiences in developing and applying sanctions, and noted
that U.S. economic and financial sanctions are not an end to themselves, but are most
e ective when employed in the context of a broader U.S. government strategy to address a
foreign policy or national security threat, and to maintain the integrity of the U.S. financial
system. They also discussed the need to e ectively calibrate sanctions to limit the
unintended consequences on U.S. businesses, foreign partners, and other third parties—
including entities engaged in legitimate humanitarian activities.
The roundtable is part of a series of engagements across sectors that Deputy Secretary
Adeyemo is leading as part of Treasury’s sanctions review to identify opportunities for and
challenges to improving the use and process for U.S. economic and financial sanctions.
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