Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Ernesto Emilio VILLEGAS POLJAK
Position
Venezuela's Minster of Culture
DoB
1970-04-29
Address
Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Reg. ID
9487963, Cedula No.
Official reason
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated ten current or former Venezuelan government officials pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13692. Ernesto Emilio Villegas Poljak is Venezuela's newly appointed Minister of Culture and the former Minister of Communication and Information, and he has also he...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0214
Date of listing
2017-11-09
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13692 Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Venezuela
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1581 • https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/932241/download?inline
Official Information
On July 10, 2015, OFAC issued the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (the ‘‘Regulations’’) (80 FR 39676, July 10, 2015) to implement the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113– 278) and Executive Order 13692 of March 8, 2015 (‘‘Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing...
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