US Envoy Heads to Sudan

Today, newly-appointed US special envoy to Sudan Scott Gration met with US President Barack Obama. Tomorrow, he will depart for Africa.

Gration is expected to visit Darfur, Khartoum, and South Sudan.

President Obama on Gration and his trip –

I am sending him off with my full confidence. He will be speaking for the administration, and he will be coming back to report to me very shortly about what he’s found there and additional steps that we can take to deal with this situation.

President Obama on the US and Darfur –

I actually think that America can speak effectively with one voice and bring the moral and other elements of our stature to bear in trying to deal with this situation.