Sessions Schedule:
Tuesday May 19, 2026
All webinars held from 1:00-2:00pm Eastern Time **Webinar platform will be Microsoft Teams, please expect an invite with webinar details within 48 hours of payment. We invite you to customize the 7-part webinar series according to your training needs. You can join individual webinars or the entire series. See ticket options listed for pricing of individual webinars.Export Compliance Essentials: Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") Overview
Join the U.S. Commercial Service for a multi-part webinar series, featuring USG and private sector experts who will present on a multitude of export compliance topics. This webinar series features topics germane for both the new and seasoned export compliance professionals. The webinars will run through May, please see schedule of events below.
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Date and Time
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Location
Fees/Admission
$25 each webinar
or
$175 for all 7 webinars
Description
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries and regimes, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, those engaged in activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and other threats to the national security, foreign policy or economy of the United States. OFAC acts under Presidential national emergency powers, as well as authority granted by specific legislation, to impose controls on transactions and freeze assets under US jurisdiction. Many of the sanctions are based on United Nations and other international mandates, are multilateral in scope, and involve close cooperation with allied governments. This presentation will address: OFAC Basics, Comprehensive Sanctions Programs, Sanctions Compliance Strategies, OFAC Enforcement Overview, OFAC Sanctions Resources
