Brasilia, Brazil–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2011 – 4:04 P.M. BRT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Boa tarde.  Thank you very much.  Please, please, everybody be seated.  It is a great joy to be here in Brazil, and on behalf of Michelle and myself, I want to thank the people of Brasilia for the[Read More…]

Brasilia, Brazil–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2011 – 5:07 P.M. BRT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Today I authorized the Armed Forces of the United States to begin a limited military action in Libya in support of an international effort to protect Libyan civilians.  That action has now begun. In this effort, the United[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2011 – Update as of 2:00 PM EST.  Radiation doses at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant continue to decrease. Radiation dose rates at the site boundary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant ranged from 1 millirem to 3 millirem per hour on March 18. Eighteen[Read More…]

Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–19 March 2011 – 14:00 UTC.  On Saturday, 19 March 2011, Graham Andrew, Special Adviser to the IAEA Director General on Scientific and Technical Affairs, briefed both Member States and the media on the current status of nuclear safety in Japan. His opening remarks, which he delivered at 14:00[Read More…]

Brasilia, Brazil–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2011 – 12:54 P.M. BRT PRESIDENT ROUSSEFF:  (As translated.) Your Excellency Barack Obama, President of the United States of America; ladies and gentlemen; members of the delegation of the U.S. and of Brazil; ladies and gentlemen journalists; ladies and gentlemen. Mr. President Obama, your visit to my country[Read More…]

Paris, France–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2011. SECRETARY CLINTON: Before we begin, I want to say a few words about Warren Christopher. He was a friend, a mentor, and truly a diplomat’s diplomat. He served our country with such great distinction in so many capacities over his long and very productive life. There[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 March 2011 – Libya’s claim that it will abide by this week’s Security Council resolution, which calls for an immediate ceasefire and a halt to all attacks against civilians, still has to be verified, and the regime’s current actions are unclear, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. Mr. Ban[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 March 2011 – A day before Haitians head to the polls to vote for a new president, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged them to “take full advantage of this historic opportunity to shape the future of their country.” The former first lady Mirlande Manigat and the popular musician Michel[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2011 – 10 A.M. EDT. At a March 19 news conference, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said that sea water injection is continuing at reactors 1, 2 and 3 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Preparations were being made to spray water into the used[Read More…]

Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–19 March 2011 – 12:00 UTC.  Contamination in Food Products around Fukushima (Please note correction posted 19 March at 15:30 UTC in bold in text below. Apologies for the inconvenience.) The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has confirmed the presence of radioactive iodine contamination in food products[Read More…]