Posted by Scott Gration on Nov 12, 2009 - 11:02 PM
On Tuesday, I participated in the ‘Ask U.S.’ live stream video question and answer session at the White House. Samantha Power, NSC Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs, and I answered questions posed to us by Jerry Fowler, the President of the Save Darfur Coalition, and Layla Amjadi, the Student Director of Stand (the student-led division of the Genocide…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Nov 10, 2009 - 02:14 PM
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Watch Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration and National Security Council Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs Samantha Power discuss the Obama Administration's Sudan policy during a special live webcast on WhiteHouse.gov and Facebook at 3:00 pm. EST on Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
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Posted by Scott Gration on Nov 04, 2009 - 02:59 PM
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About the Author: Major General (Ret) Scott Gration serves as the President’s Special Envoy to Sudan.
On October 19, Secretary Clinton, accompanied by Ambassador Rice and myself, released the Obama Administration’s new comprehensive strategy to confront the serious and urgent…
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Posted by Scott Gration on Nov 02, 2009 - 07:39 PM
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I am currently in Sudan, where I am visiting Juba and Khartoum to hold discussions with representatives from the National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). Together, we are working to move forward on the outstanding issues of Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) implementation. It’s a difficult and lengthy process, but failure is not an option – both the national elections and the referendum on self-determination in Southern Sudan are only months, not years, away.
Besides holding meetings…
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Posted by Scott Gration on Oct 29, 2009 - 05:13 PM
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Today marks the release of the much-anticipated report by the African Union’s (AU) High Level Panel on Darfur. The Panel, led by former President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, was convened earlier this year to examine the situation in Darfur and to come up with recommendations to address issues of accountability, combating impunity, and bringing about healing and reconciliation for the people of Darfur. I am attending a special session of AU Peace and Security Council in Abuja, Nigeria, where a number of African heads of state are reviewing the Panel’s…
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