Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC

January 8, 2013

The U.S. Department of State has designated Abdelbasit Alhaj Alhassan Haj Hamad and Mohamed Makawi Ibrahim Mohamed under Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. As a result of this designation, all property subject to U.S. jurisdiction in which Abdelbasit and Makawi have any interest is blocked and any assets they may have under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen. U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. This action will help stem the flow of financial and other assistance to these terrorists. Continue reading →

Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC

January 3, 2013

We welcome the news that the Presidents of Sudan and South Sudan are to meet in Addis Ababa on 4 January in a further effort to resolve outstanding issues between the two countries. We applaud the progress made at their Presidential Summit held in Addis Ababa at the end of September 2012, which demonstrated that a durable and equitable settlement is within reach. Continue reading →

Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC

September 21, 2012

Following is the text of a joint statement by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, and United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague.

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Sudan

September 15, 2012

The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Sudan, urges U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to the Darfur region of Sudan, the Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan States, and advises you to consider carefully the risks of travel in other areas of Sudan. On September 15, 2012, the Department of State ordered the departure of all dependents of U.S. direct hire personnel and all non-emergency U.S. government personnel from Sudan, following the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning issued on September 7, 2012. Continue reading →

The actions of both parties are inflaming conflict, fuelling mistrust, and imperiling the efforts of the African Union High-level Implementation Panel to facilitate agreements between the parties on outstanding Comprehensive Peace Agreement issues.

March 01, 2012

The United States is alarmed over reports of aerial bombardments by the Sudan Armed Forces inside South Sudan. Such incidents are unacceptable and threaten to escalate tensions between the two states. Additionally, continued aerial attacks on civilian targets by the Sudan Armed Forces are deplorable and constitute violations of international law for which there must be accountability. We demand that the Government of Sudan end these aerial bombardments and immediately allow humanitarian access to civilians in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile. Continue reading →

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

February 02, 2012

The United States strongly condemns the bombing by the Sudanese Armed Forces of civilian populations in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States in Sudan. Aerial attacks on civilian targets are unjustified and unacceptable. Such attacks are a violation of international law and compound the ongoing crisis in these areas. Continue reading →

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

February 02, 2012

Statement by the Press Secretary on Aerial Bombardments in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States

The United States strongly condemns the bombing by the Sudanese Armed Forces of civilian populations in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States in Sudan. Aerial attacks on civilian targets are unjustified and unacceptable. Such attacks are a violation of international law and compound the ongoing crisis in these areas. Continue reading →

Special Briefing

Ambassador Princeton Lyman

Special Envoy for Sudan

Via Teleconference

January 25, 2012

AMBASSADOR LYMAN: Thank you very much. Thank you all for coming and being on the line. I wanted to just bring everybody up to date on a number of issues that we’re following very closely related to Sudan and South Sudan. So let me discuss them briefly and then happy to take your questions about them. Continue reading →

Press Statement

Victoria Nuland

Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC

January 21, 2012

The U.S. supports the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel’s (AUHIP) Roadmap proposal for an agreement to resolve the current oil crisis and set a timeline for a final oil and financial agreement between Sudan and South Sudan. Continue reading →

U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Victoria Nuland answers questions submitted to the Department’s 10 official Twitter feeds during a Twitter Q&A at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2012

Special Briefing

Victoria Nuland

Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC

January 6, 2012

MS. NULAND: Welcome to the State Department. Welcome to our first Twitter briefing of 2012. Continue reading →

WOLF STATEMENT ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN SUDAN

Spoke at USCIRF Press Conference on Capitol Hill

Washington, D.C. (December 14, 2011) – Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) today delivered the following statement at a press conference on human rights violations in Sudan hosted by the U.S. Commission on International and Religious Freedom:

We are surrounded today by photos which convey a dark but familiar story – Sudanese people, brutalized, marginalized and terrorized by their own government. And yet, it seems this same regime has been afforded the privilege of legal representation in Washington by the Obama Administration. Continue reading →