Economic sanctions laws and regulations restrict certain transactions such as financial transactions, e.g., payments to individuals and organizations in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, and providing goods or services, e.g., research materials, to sanctioned or embargoed countries or to entities or individuals identified on any Restricted Parties lists.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) manages the United States government’s sanctions and embargo programs, as well as the Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs) and Blocked Persons lists. SDNs are entities or individuals owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, the governments of target countries. United States persons may be prohibited from conducting certain activities with the listed individuals and entities without prior OFAC authorization. Individuals and organizations who are serving as “suppliers” to Georgetown and all parties to Material Transfer Agreements undergo a restricted party screening to ensure that they are not listed on the SDN or Blocked Persons list.
Comprehensive sanctions have been implemented against Russia and the Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine. Most transactions and activities, including those involving persons or entities “ordinarily resident” in these locations are now subject to U.S. government review and authorization. All U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, persons physically located in the U.S. which includes all Georgetown University personnel, and entities incorporated in the U.S. and their foreign branch offices are required to comply with these regulations.
The U.S. Government recently placed some Russian universities on the Specially Designated Nationals List (e.g., Skolkovo Foundation, Skolkovo Institute of Technology, and the Federal State Institution of Higher Vocational Education Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology), which means Georgetown faculty and staff are now restricted from collaborating with these universities, including on co-authorship of publications. If you have any current collaborations with any entities in Russia, please contact exportcontrol@georgetown.edu for further guidance. You can find up-to-date information about these and other sanctions and export controls on the Office of Research Oversight website.
The Executive Order issued on February 21st prohibits both import and export of goods, services, or technology with the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) and Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) regions of Ukraine (with a few exceptions for humanitarian support).
In the event you need to ship materials to Russia, Belarus or Ukraine or if you conduct any activities (travel, host visitors, international collaborations, field research) in these countries or other sanctioned countries, you are encouraged to contact exportcontrol@georgetown.edu well in advance to ensure that the University can provide up‐to‐date guidance.
Due in part to these restrictions, FedEx, UPS, and DHL have suspended all shipping services to and from Ukraine and Russia until further notice.
Please note, however, that the U.S. government has a policy of denial in place for most license applications to these countries. To view the entire list of sanctioned countries, please review the OFAC Sanctions Programs and Country Information page.