Proc. 7524 Title 3--The President Proclamation 7524 of February 22, 2002 Suspension of Entry as Immi\365rants and Nonimmi\365rants of Persons Responsible for Actions That Threaten Zimbabwe's Democratic Institutions and Transition to a Multi-Party Democracy By the President of the United States o/America A Proclamation In light of the political and humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe and the con- tinued failure of President Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean government offi- cials, and others to support the rule of law, and given the importance to the United States of fostering democratic institutions in Zimbabwe, I have determined that it is in the interest of the United States to take all available measures to restrict the international travel and to suspend the entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of senior members of the government of Robert Mugabe and others detailed below who formu- late, implement, or benefit from policies that undermine or iniure Zimbabwe's democratic institutions or impede the transition to a multi- party democracy. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nation- ality Act of 1952, 8 U.S.C. 1182(f), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, hereby find that the unrestricted immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the United States of persons described in section 1 of this proclama- tion would, except as provided for in sections 2 and 3 of this proclamation, be detrimental to the interests of the United States. I therefore hereby proclaim that: Section 1. The entry into the United States, as immigrants or non- immigrants, of the following persons is hereby suspended: (a) Senior members of the government of Robert Mugabe and other Zimbabwe nationals who formulate, implement, or benefit from policies that undermine or iniure Zimbabwe's democratic institutions or impede the transition to a multi-party democracy; (b) Persons who through their business dealings with Zimbabwe govern- ment officials derive significant financial benefit from policies that under- mine or iniure Zimbabwe's democratic institutions or impede the transition to a multi-party democracy; and (c) The spouses of persons described in paragraphs (a) and (b), above. Sec. 2. Section 1 of this proclamation shall not apply with respect to any person otherwise covered by section 1 where entry of such person would not be contrary to the interest of the United States. Sec. 3. Persons covered by sections 1 and 2 of this proclamation shall be identified by the Secretary of State or the Secretary's designee, in his or her sole discretion, pursuant to such procedures as the Secretary may es- tablish under section 5 of this proclamation. l0
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