OFAC reverses sanctions designation of Francesca Albanese
OFAC removed Francesca Paola Albanese from its Specially Designated Nationals List under the International Criminal Court-related sanctions program, effective May 20, 2026.
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2026 — The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday removed Francesca Paola Albanese from its sanctions list tied to the International Criminal Court, reversing a designation that had placed the Italian human-rights official under U.S. financial restrictions.
The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Albanese was deleted from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List effective May 20. The agency identified Albanese as an Italian national based in Tunis, Tunisia, and said no other administrative changes were made as part of the notice.
Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, had been included under a sanctions program connected to the ICC. Removal from the sanctions list generally lifts restrictions that bar U.S. persons and institutions from conducting transactions with designated individuals.
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