Proc. 8159 Title 3--The President (d) Persons who, through their business dealings with any of the persons described in subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section, derive significant fi- nancial benefit from, or materially support, policies or actions that delib- erately undermine or harm Lebanon's sovereignty, its legitimate govern- ment, or its democratic institutions, or contribute to the breakdown in the rule of law in Lebanon, including through the sponsorship of terrorism, po- litically motivated violence or intimidation, or the reassertion of Syrian control in Lebanon; and (e) The spouses and dependent children of persons described in sub- sections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section. Sec. 2. Section 1 of this proclamation shall not apply with respect to any person otherwise covered by section 1 where entry of such person would not be contrary to the interests of the United States. Sec. 3. Persons covered by section \177 or 2 of this proclamation shall be iden- tified by the Secretary of State or the Secretary's designee, in his or her sole discretion, pursuant to such procedures as the Secretary may establish under section 5 of this proclamation. Sec. 4. Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to derogate from U.S. Government obligations under applicable international agreements. Sec. 5. The Secretary of State shall have responsibility for implementing this proclamation pursuant to such procedures as the Secretary, in the Sec- retary's sole discretion, may establish. Sec. 6. This proclamation is effective immediately. It shall remain in effect until such time as the Secretary of State determines that it is no longer nec- essary and should be terminated, either in whole or in part. Any such de- termination by the Secretary of State shall be published in the Federal Reg- ister. Sec. 7. This proclamation is not intended to, and does not, create any right, benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in eq- uity, by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, in- strumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand seven, and of the Inde- pendence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-first. GEORGE W. BUSH Proclamation 8159 of July 2, 2007 Grant of Executive Clemency By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation WHEREAS Lewis Libby was convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in the case United States v. Libby, Crim. No. 05-394 (RBW), for which a sentence of 30 months' imprisonment, 2 years' 84
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