Editing Blood diamond (section)

== Policy responses ==
=== American policy ===
{{Wikisource|Executive Order 13194}}
On January 18, 2001, President [[Bill Clinton]] issued Executive Order 13194 which prohibited the importation of rough diamonds from Sierra Leone into the United States in accordance with the UN resolutions.<ref>Clinton, William {{cite web|url= http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001_register&docid=fr23ja01-143.pdf |title=FR Doc. 01–2140 – Executive Order 13194 of January 18, 2001 – Prohibiting the Importation of Rough Diamonds From Sierra Leone }} The White House, January 18, 2001, accessed online December 24, 2006</ref> On May 22, 2001, President [[George W. Bush]] issued Executive Order 13213 which banned rough diamond importation from Liberia into the United States. Liberia had been recognized by the United Nations as acting as a pipeline for conflict diamonds from Sierra Leone.<ref>Bush, George W. {{cite web|url= http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001_register&docid=fr24my01-113.pdf |title=FR Doc. 01–13381 – Executive Order 13213 – Additional Measures With Respect To Prohibiting the Importation of Rough Diamonds From Sierra Leone }} The White House, May 22, 2001, accessed online December 24, 2006</ref>

The [[United States]] enacted the [[Clean Diamond Trade Act]] (CDTA) on April 25, 2003,<ref name=CDTA>{{cite web|url= http://www.fas.org/asmp/resources/govern/108th/pl_108_19.pdf |title=Public Law 108-19 – An Act To implement effective measures to stop trade in conflict diamonds, and for other purposes. Apr. 25, 2003 }}&nbsp;{{small|(42.1&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]])}} 108th Congress of the United States, April 25, 2003, accessed online December 24, 2006</ref> implemented on July 29, 2003, by [[Executive Order 13312]].<ref>Bush, George W {{cite web |url= http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/pdf/03-19676.pdf |title= FR Doc. 03-19676 – Executive Order 13312 of July 29, 2003 – Implementing the Clean Diamond Trade Act |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120409/http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/pdf/03-19676.pdf |archive-date= September 29, 2007 }} &nbsp;{{small|(26.3&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]])}} The White House, July 29, 2003, accessed online December 24, 2006</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gao.gov/htext/d06978.html|title=GAO-06-978, Conflict Diamonds: Agency Actions Needed to Enhance Implementation of the Clean Diamond Trade Act|date=27 September 2006|work=gao.gov|access-date=9 December 2006|archive-date=14 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214000648/http://www.gao.gov/htext/d06978.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The CDTA installed the legislation to implement the KPCS in law in the United States. The implementation of this legislation was key to the success of the KPCS, as the United States is the largest consumer of diamonds. The CDTA states: 'As the consumer of a majority of the world's supply of diamonds, the United States has an obligation to help sever the link between diamonds and conflict and press for implementation of an effective solution.<ref name=CDTA/>

The [[United States Department of State]] also maintains an office for a Special Adviser for Conflict Diamonds.  As of October 14, 2015, the position is held by Ashley Orbach.<ref>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/e/eb/diamonds/ United States Department of State]</ref>

=== Canadian policy ===
During the 1990s, diamond-rich areas were discovered in Northern Canada. [[Canada]] is one of the key players in the diamond industry. [[Partnership Africa Canada]] was created in 1986 to help with the crisis in Africa. This organization is also part of the Diamond Development Initiative. The Diamond Development Initiative helps improve and regulate the legal diamond industry.

The KPCS was initiated in May 2000 by South Africa with Canada, a major supporter of instituting the scheme. Canada has now passed several laws that help stop the trade of conflict diamonds. The laws deal with the export and import of rough diamonds, and also how they are transferred. In December 2002, the Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act was passed by the Canadian government. This law acts as a system that helps control the importing, exporting and transporting of rough diamonds through Canada. The Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act also states that the Kimberley Process is the minimum requirement of certifying rough diamonds and a certificate is also required for all shipments of diamonds. This certificate is called the Canadian Certificate, it gives permission for an officer to seize any shipment of diamonds that does not meet the requirements of the Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act.<ref name="stop">{{cite web|url=http://www.stopblooddiamonds.org/Canadian-Policy-Laws.asp|title=Stop Blood Diamonds – Creating a Conflict Free Diamond World|work=stopblooddiamonds.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510200002/http://www.stopblooddiamonds.org/Canadian-Policy-Laws.asp|archive-date=2007-05-10}}</ref>

The [[Government of the Northwest Territories]] of Canada (GNWT) also has a unique certification program. They offer a government certificate on all diamonds that are mined, cut, and polished in the [[Northwest Territories]]. Canadian diamonds are tracked from the mine, through the refining process, to the retail jeweler with a unique diamond identification number (DIN) laser inscribed on the diamond's girdle. To obtain this certificate one must cut and polish the diamond in the NWT.