Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 6, 2013. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 169,000 in August, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 7.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in retail trade and health care but declined in information. Household Survey Data Both the number of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013.  The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Turkey that the U.S. Consulate General in Adana has been authorized to draw down its non-emergency staff and family members because of threats against U.S. government facilities and personnel.  The Department of State[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013.  The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to Lebanon because of current safety and security concerns. U.S. citizens living and working in Lebanon should understand that they accept risks in remaining and should carefully consider those risks. On September 6, the Department[Read More…]

St. Petersburg, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013 – 12:30 P.M. MSK MR. RHODES:  Hey, everybody, I have with me a special guest star, Evan Medeiros, who’s our Senior Director for Asian Affairs at the NSC.  He can take some additional questions on the China bilat.  But I’ll just start by giving a[Read More…]

St. Petersburg, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013.  The Leaders and Representatives of Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America made the following statement on the margins of the Group of 20 Nations Leader’s Meeting in Saint Petersburg, Russia:[Read More…]

St. Petersburg, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013 – 9:46 A.M. MSK PRESIDENT XI:  (As interpreted.)  Honorable President Obama, it’s my great pleasure to meet you again.  Our meeting today reminds me of the meeting we had this past June when we met in the Annenberg Estate.  In that meeting, we reached important[Read More…]

St. P)etersburg, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–5 September 2013 – With the world focused on the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi reiterated to leaders attending the St. Petersburg for the Group of 20 (G20) summit the need to “push even harder” for a[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2013.  The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all but essential travel to Iraq. Travel within Iraq remains dangerous given the security situation. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated February 25, 2013, to update information on security incidents and to remind U.S. citizens of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry Travel to Lithuania, France, and the United Kingdom Arab League Meeting EGYPT Assassination Attempt against Interim Interior Minister SYRIA Coordination with Congress International Coordination / Countries Supporting U.S. Secretary Kerry Call with FM Lavrov Overall Syria Strategy / Political[Read More…]

St. Petersburg, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2013 – 5:50 P.M. MSK MR. RHODES:  I’m just going to do a readout of the meeting between the President and Prime Minister Abe of Japan, and then can take a few questions on that. The President and the Prime Minister began with a discussion of[Read More…]