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Executive Order 12722
Blocking Iraqi government property and prohibiting transactions with Iraq
Signed by George Herbert Walker Bush on August 2, 1990.
Later revoked or supersededThe Federal Register edition of the order.
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@misc{votefiles_eo_12722,
author = {{Power & Politics}},
title = {{Executive Order 12722: Blocking Iraqi government property and prohibiting transactions with Iraq}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12722}},
note = {Reference number eo-12722; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1990.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
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See
EO 12724, August 9, 1990; EO 12743, January 18, 1991; Notice, July 26, 1991; Notice, July 21, 1992; EO 12817, October 21, 1992; Notice, July 20, 1993; Notice, July 19, 1994; Notice, July 28, 1995; Notice, July 22, 1996; Notice of July 31, 1997; Notice of July 20, 1999; Notice of July 28, 2000; Notice of July 31, 2001; Notice of July 31, 2002; EO 13303, May 22, 2003; Notice of July 31, 2003; Notice of May 19, 2005; Notice of May 18, 2006
Revoked by
EO 13350, July 29, 2004
The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.