Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012. Eighteen years ago today, the landmark Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was signed into law. It was founded on the basic premise that every woman deserves to be safe from violence, and since its passage, we have made tremendous strides towards achieving that goal. We gave[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012. President Obama called President Mohamed Magariaf of Libya this evening, their first conversation since President Magariaf’s election last month. President Obama thanked President Magariaf for extending his condolences for the tragic deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, and two other State Department officers in Benghazi[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012. The President called Egyptian President Morsi today to review the strategic partnership between the United States and Egypt, and our ongoing efforts to strengthen bilateral economic and security cooperation. Given recent events, and consistent with our interest in a relationship based on mutual interests and mutual[Read More…]

Las Vegas, Nevada–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012 – 6:03 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  Can everybody please give Adriana a great round of applause for the wonderful introduction?  (Applause.)  I also want to say it’s good to see your once and next Congresswoman, Dina Titus.  (Applause.)  And it is so[Read More…]

En Route Las Vegas, Nevada–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012 – 4:09 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Welcome aboard Air Force One. Thank you for being with us. I know you all saw and heard the President’s statement in the Rose Garden earlier today about the tragic events in Libya. You also saw that the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012.  The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to Libya.  On September 12, 2012 the Department of State ordered the departure of all non-emergency U.S. government personnel from Libya, following the attack on the U.S. Diplomatic mission in Benghazi.  The political violence has increased[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012.  Statement from Victoria Nuland, State Department Spokesperson: The United States condemns the deadly cycle of recent attacks and reprisals in Kenya’s Tana River Delta that has left more than 100 people dead. Our sympathy goes out to the families who have lost loved ones in the violence. We[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012.  Briefing via Teleconference. SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL ONE: Thank you, Operator, and thanks to all of our journalists for joining us on this very, very difficult day. We thought it was important to give you a little bit more information about what we knew when we knew[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. President Obama called President Karzai earlier today as part of their regular consultations as transition continues in Afghanistan. The two Presidents took the opportunity to discuss the tragic events that took place in Benghazi, including the death of U.S. Embassy personnel.  President Karzai expressed condolences for[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. President Obama called President Karzai earlier today as part of their regular consultations as transition continues in Afghanistan. The two Presidents took the opportunity to discuss the tragic events that took place in Benghazi, including the death of U.S. Embassy personnel.  President Karzai expressed condolences for[Read More…]