Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Myong Hyon CHOE
Aliases
Myo'ng-hyo'n CH'OE
Nationality
Korea, North
DoB
1966-01-20
Address
Vladivostok, Russia
Reg. ID
836210034, Passport
Official reason
OFAC designated a Russia-based DPRK national, Choe Myong Hyon, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 (“Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters”) for having provided, or having attempted to provide, goods or services in support of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS). Choe Myong Hyon is a Vladi...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0555
Date of listing
2022-01-12
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 544
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Non-Proliferation
Measures
Blocking Property
Official Information
On April 13, 2009, OFAC issued the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 544 (74 FR 16771, April 13, 2009) (the “Regulations”), to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 of June 28, 2005, “Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters” (70 FR 38567, July 1, 2005)
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