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Executive Order 12917

Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Haiti

Signed by William Jefferson Clinton on May 21, 1994.

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Signed recordMay 21, 1994

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Publication record59 FR 26925

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  title        = {{Executive Order 12917: Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Haiti}},
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  note         = {Reference number eo-12917; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/05/24/94-12880/prohibiting-certain-transactions-with-respect-to-haiti; last checked October 26, 2026; accessed October 26, 2026}
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Revokes in part EO 12779, October 28, 1991; EO 12853, June 30, 1993
Revoked by EO 12932, October 14, 1994
See EO 12920, June 10, 1994; 59 FR 51066
Amended by Notice, September 30, 1994

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

Federal Register table of later actionsRevokes in part: EO 12779, October 28, 1991; EO 12853, June 30, 1993 Revoked by: EO 12932, October 14, 1994 See: EO 12920, June 10, 1994; 59 FR 51066 Amended by: Notice, September 30, 1994

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