The Cuba Program at UNC-Chapel Hill is committed to the development of multiple and multifaceted initiatives that foster production and dissemination of knowledge of Cuba, based on professional collaboration between the members of the faculty, staff and students of the University with colleagues in Cuba.

On June 9, 2022, the Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published their final rule formally amending the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (“CACR”).

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has stayed vigilant in ensuring that all University activities comply with all newly applicable U.S. sanctions and export control restrictions affiliated with Russia.

Office intern Emily Elkas interviews UNC’s Export Controls Officer Quinton Johnson. In the interview, Quinton addresses his role, how COVID has affected it, and campus policies regarding export controls.