# Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions
**SUMMARY:**
The Department of State is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on the Department of Treasury's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) administered by the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) based on the Department of State's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
**DATES:**
See *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* section for applicable date(s).
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Aaron P. Forsberg, Director, Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.: (202) 647 7677, email: *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Electronic Availability**
The SDN List and additional information concerning sanctions programs are available on OFAC's website.
**Notice of Department of State Actions**
On August 24, 2023, the Department of State determined that the property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following persons are blocked under the relevant sanction's authority listed below.
Roland F. de Marcellus,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State.