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Flanked by Secretary Clinton, President Obama addresses a Rose Garden press conference / AP Image

The Attack in Libya

“It's especially tragic that Chris Stevens died in Benghazi because it is a city that he helped to save…He was a role model to all who worked with him and to the young diplomats who aspire to walk in his footsteps.”

- President Barack Obama

A "Deepening Crisis" in Sudan

“We continue to receive very disturbing reports that tens of thousands of people have become newly displaced due to renewed fighting in the Two Areas, and, without the required humanitarian access, this is likely to increase as the dry season nears. The deepening humanitarian crisis in the Two Areas is profoundly unacceptable.”

- Ambassador Susan E. Rice

Syrians take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing near the Syrian town of Azaz / AP Image

"A Somber Hour" in Syria

"This is not, at root, a humanitarian crisis. It is a political crisis caused by the cruelty and callousness of the Assad regime. No amount of humanitarian assistance will end the bloodshed and suffering. That day will come only once Assad has departed and a peaceful, Syrian-led transition to democracy has begun. This remains our goal—and should be the goal of all nations of goodwill."

- Ambassador Susan E. Rice

State Dept Image / Ambassador Rice adds her commitment to the Call to Action on Child Survival

Answering the Call on Child Survival

“By the end of this year, more than 7.6 million children will die worldwide before reaching their fifth birthday. As a mother and a policymaker, I find this not just heartbreaking, but intolerable. Yet despite this staggering statistic, we are fortunate that the world has seen major breakthroughs in our ability to save children’s lives...Today, it is possible to eliminate preventable child death.”

- Ambassador Susan E. Rice

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The First-Ever U.S. Youth Observer at the UN General Assembly

The U.S. Department of State is teaming up with the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) to send one student to the United Nations as the first-ever U.S. Youth Observer. The individual chosen as the U.S. Youth Observer will attend events during UN General Assembly week in New York City, as well as a number of Committee and side events around the General Assembly throughout the fall. For more information on the Youth Observer program, please visit www.unausa.org/usyouth.

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