Office of Sanctions Coordination

The Office of Sanctions Coordination is a division within the United States Department of State tasked with coordinating sanctions policies between government departments and international allies. It was established by the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act.[1][2] The office had previously existed from 2013 to 2017, after which it was eliminated by then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.[3] The office is managed by the Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination, a position with the rank of ambassador.[4]

Officeholders
# Name Term began Term ended President(s) served under
1 Daniel Fried 2013 2017 Barack Obama
2 James C. O'Brien 2022 — Joe Biden

References
  1. "Biden Busy on International Front, Managing Vast Net of Sanctions". VOA. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  2. "The rebirth of the State Department's Office of Sanctions Coordination: Guidelines for success". Atlantic Council. 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  3. Luce, Robbie Gramer, Dan De. "State Department Scraps Sanctions Office". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  4. "Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
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