To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Biden Administration has been quick to respond to the unfolding situation in Myanmar (also known Burma): a day after the military, known as the Tatmadaw, seized control of the country's government, the State Department declared the actions a coup d'état, resulting in a cutoff of many categories of foreign assistance. Other sanctions followed soon after. As a result, both new economic sanctions and export controls restrict-currently only in targeted ways-US trade with Burma. New Sanctions In particular, on February 11, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order on Blocking Property with Respect