Blocking Property and Suspending Entry Into the United States of Certain Persons Contributing to the Destabilizing Situation in the Western Balkans

The order expands the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13219 (2001) regarding the Western Balkans. It directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to block all U.S.-based property and interests of any person determined to have threatened regional peace or territorial integrity, undermined democratic processes, violated major regional agreements (including the Dayton Accords, the Prespa Agreement, and UN Security Council Resolution 1244), committed serious human rights abuses, engaged in corruption, or materially supported designated parties. It also suspends U.S. entry — as immigrants or nonimmigrants — of any such designated person, with limited exceptions for national security or law enforcement interests.

The order authorizes Treasury to promulgate implementing rules and regulations and directs all executive departments to take appropriate measures to carry it out. It explicitly does not require prior notice before designating a person, because the ability to transfer assets instantaneously would otherwise render the sanctions ineffective. It does not affect transactions conducted for official U.S. government business.

Foreign nationals and entities in the Western Balkans region — particularly government officials, organized crime figures, and those tied to corruption or post-war spoiler activity — who may be designated and sanctioned. U.S. persons and businesses are prohibited from transacting with designated parties.

Any foreign national or entity designated under this order loses access to U.S.-held assets and is barred from entering the country without a waiver. U.S. companies and individuals face legal exposure if they continue doing business with designated parties, even without prior notice of the designation.

The Secretary of the Treasury, consulting the Secretary of State, designates specific persons across seven categories of conduct; no prior notice to the designee is required. Treasury then promulgates rules and regulations using IEEPA authority to enforce asset freezes. The State Department manages visa implications through its own procedures, while the Department of Homeland Security governs physical entry bars. Exceptions are available when the Secretaries of State or Homeland Security — potentially on an Attorney General recommendation — determine entry serves U.S. law enforcement interests.