Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism; Designation of a Foreign Terrorist Organization
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title: "Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism; Designation of a Foreign Terrorist Organization"
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section_name: "Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism; Designation of a Foreign Terrorist Organization"
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publication_date: "2001-09-10"
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fr_citation: "66 FR 47054"
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fr_action: "Designation of a foreign terrorist organization."
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# Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism; Designation of a Foreign Terrorist Organization
**AGENCY:**
Department of State.
**ACTION:**
Designation of a foreign terrorist organization.
Pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), as added by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-132, section 302, 110 Stat. 1214, 1248 (1996), and amended by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009 (1996), the Secretary of State hereby designates, effective September 10, 2001, the following organization as a foreign terrorist organization: The “United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia”, also known as the “Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia”, also known as the “AUC”.
Dated: September 5, 2001.
Ambassador Francis X. Taylor,
Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State.