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"Statement of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright"
11 February 98 Senate Foreign Relations Committee
"And I have asked at the State Department that we really look at how effective sanctions are, how we go about using them generally doing kind of a review. I have asked Undersecretary Eizenstat to really take a look at that very carefully, and he is doing so. And he will, obviously, also look at your legislation."
29 January 1998 The Christian Science Monitor, Yvan Cohen
Engagement or isolation? At its root, the sanctions debate asks whether it is better to bring change through engagement or isolation.
February 4, 1998, USA*ENGAGE Press Release
Washington, D.C. - USA*ENGAGE today urged President Clinton to make every attempt to avert a potential trade crisis with Europe by making the Iran Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA) a key topic for discussion during this week's meetings with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.Remarks by Stuart E. Eizenstat
January 7, 1998, Washington, DC
"Today I will discuss two timely and important topics: best business principles and the use of sanctions. While these two subjects appear to be separate, they can be very important instruments in helping us achieve our foreign policy objectives."Federal Sanctions Watch List
February 1998
Based on research by USA*ENGAGE.State and Municipal Sanctions Report
February 9, 1998
This report is based upon information supplied by the Organization for International Investment (OFII).Map of Countries Subject to or Threatened by U.S. Unilateral Economic Sanctions
Based on research by USA*ENGAGE.USA*ENGAGE Print Advertisement
October 1997
"This should get 'em"
Recent USA*ENGAGE Announcements
The President Needs To Go Further
January 16, 1998, USA*ENGAGE Press Release
Washington, D.C. - USA*ENGAGE today supported President Clinton's waiver of Title III of the Helms-Burton law and called for his leadership in formulating a new policy towards Cuba.It is Time for a New Cuban Policy
January 15, 1998, USA*ENGAGE Press Release
Washington, D.C. - American business and agricultural communities have joined USA*ENGAGE in sending President Clinton, Speaker Gingrich, and Majority Leader Lott an open letter calling for a change in U.S. policy toward Cuba.USA*ENGAGE Endorses Call for U.S.-Iranian Dialogue
December 16, 1997, USA*ENGAGE Press Release
Washington, D.C. - Citing recent statements by U.S. and Iranian officials, USA*ENGAGE today called on both nations to move forward towards the establishment of a meaningful dialogue betweent the two countries.Proliferation of U.S. Unilateral Sanctions May Be Undermining Gulf War Coalition
November 18, 1997, USA*ENGAGE Press Release
Washington, D.C. - The United States has imposed, or is threatening to levy unilateral sanctions on virtually every Middle East nation that played a support role in the U.S.-led Gulf War Coalition.
Recent News & Opinion
"U.S. Rethinking Economic Sanctions"
January 26, 1998 The Washington Post, Thomas W. Lippman
"According to senior officials, the proliferating use of economic sanctions as a foreign policy tool is creating regulatory chaos, confusion about objectives, strains in relations with allies and sometimes counterproductive responses -- often without achieving the purpose for which the sanctions were designed.""Debate: Embargo only strengthens regime"
January 25, 1998 Raleigh News & Observer, Frank Kittredge
"The national and international attention surrounding Pope John Paul II's visit to Cuba this week has done much more than bring us a rare, in-depth look at the Caribbean nation and its aging dictator. This coverage has highlighted a number of aspects of U.S.-Cuban relations and, in many ways, reframed the debate over U.S. policies toward Cuba in a post-Cold War war era."
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