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Kwang Ho PAK
Aliases
Kwang-ho PAK
Position
Director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department
DoB
01 Jan 1946 to 31 Dec 1948
Official reason
OFAC also designated Pak Kwang Ho, the Director of the PAD, pursuant to E.O. 13687 for being an official of the WPK. According to the Department of State report, in his capacity as the Director of the PAD, Pak Kwang Ho is responsible for maintaining ideological purity and managing the general censorship functions of the PAD, furthering the suppres...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm568
Date of listing
2018-12-10
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13687 of January 2, 2015 Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect To North Korea
Regime
OFAC country specific / UN
Target State
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1556 460. Can U.S. persons do business with entities in North Korea? No. Unless authorized pursuant to a general or specific license from OFAC and/or BIS, Executive Order (E.O.) 13722 prohibits new investment in North Korea by a U.S. person and the exportation or reexportation, from the United States, or by...
Official Information
On January 2, 2015, the President issued E.O. 13687 pursuant to, inter alia, IEEPA and the NEA, to take additional steps to address the national emergency declared in E.O. 13466 and expanded in E.O. 13551. E.O. 13687 provides for the blocking of property and interests in property of certain persons with respect to North Korea.
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