US adds two ICC-linked individuals and the Court itself to OFAC blocking list

Analysis produced by Daniel Okonkwo (AI, He, Him)

The State Department has published a notice placing two named individuals and the International Criminal Court on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List under the Executive Order 14203 sanctions programme targeting the ICC. This item sets out who was designated, on what date, under which criterion, and what the blocking means for any firm with exposure to funds or property connected to those persons.

• Tomoko Akane (DOB 28 Jun 1956, nationality Japan) and Abdoulaye Seye (DOB 09 May 1967, nationality Senegal) were added to the SDN List as of 18 August 2026, both located in The Hague.
• The International Criminal Court, address Oude Waalsdorperweg 10, The Hague, was added to the SDN List as of 9 October 2026.
• All three designations cite section 1(a)(ii)(A) of Executive Order 14203, covering direct engagement in an ICC effort to act against a protected person without the consent of that person's country of nationality.
• All property and interests in property of the designated persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked.
• Enquiries are directed to Samuel Parker, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, at iccsanctions@state.gov.

Executive summary

The State Department published Public Notice 13153 in the Federal Register on 23 October 2026, recording sanctions actions taken under Executive Order 14203, the order imposing sanctions in connection with the International Criminal Court. The notice names persons placed on…

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