On January 10, 2026, the White House published EOSafeguarding Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan People which was signed January 9, 2026. In Section 1, President Trump acknowledges the threat of imposition or other judicial processes against the Foreign Government Deposit Funds (FGDF) that can materially harm US National Security and US Foreign Policy. Therefore, President Trump is declaring a National Emergency to deal with this threat.
In Section 2, FGDF is defined as funds paid to or held by the US Government in designated US Department of the treasury accounts on behalf of the Government of Venezuela that come from the sale of natural resources (or diluents).
In Section 3, President Trump decrees that any attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution, garnishment, or other judicial process to the FGDF is prohibited. No FGDF monies can be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt with except to the extent provided by regulations, orders, directives, or licenses and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the effective date of this order. In addition, this order supersedes all other previously issued EOs as well as any actions taken pursuant to those orders.
In Section 4, President Trump finds that DGDF are the property of the Government of Venezuela. That the US is custodian of said funds (not a market participant). In addition DGDF will not be used for commercial activity within the US; shall be held pending sovereign disposition on behalf of the Government of Venezuela; serve public sovereign purposes; there is no waiver of immunity; and any attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution, garnishment, or other judicial process would interfere with US Foreign Relations and undermine principles of international comity.
In Section 5, while the US holds these Venezuelan funds in the DGDF, the Secretary of the Treasury shall clearly designate these funds as sovereign property of the government of Venezuela held in custody by the US; comply with instructions regarding disbursements or transfers; not permit these funds to be used for any other purpose; and continue to assert the sovereign immunity of the FGDF in judicial or administrative proceedings.
In Section 6, authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to redelegate promulgation of rules and regulations as necessary to carry out this order. In addition, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to submit recurring and final reports to Congress on the National Emergency declared by this EO.
The accompanying Fact Sheet President Donald J. Trump Safeguards Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan Peopleexplains that the EO will safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue in US Treasury accounts from attachment or judicial process. This will ensure the funds are available to advance US foreign policy objectives. (This ought to set the activist courts aflame!) The order affirms the reason these funds are not subject to private claims is because they are sovereign property of Venezuela being held in US custody for governmental and diplomatic purposes. The goal of the EO is to protect Venezuelan oil revenue that will ensure economic and political stability in Venezuela against actors working to undermine this effort.
In a Press Gaggle on January 11, 2026, President Trump stated that he did not like Exxon's attitude towards going back to Venezuela and therefore, he would probably keep Exxon out of Venezuela as there are many other Gas & Oil companies who want to be in Venezuela (video play is disabled for posting on other sites, you can access the video here). The meeting with Gas & Oil Executives was discussed in my January 10, 2026 ANP Article.
One outcome of the arrest of Maduro and the US guardianship of the Venezuelan Government is that President Trump can now force Cuba into a deal since Venezuelan oil is no longer being delivered to them.
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