Comprehensive U.S. Policy On Sudan

This morning Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, and Special Envoy Scott Gration released the new comprehensive U.S. policy on Sudan.

The policy contained many of the top priorities we have all asked for, but success is dependent both on implementing it and on President Obama’s leadership to build a strong international coalition to work for peace in Sudan.

Save Darfur’s President Jerry Fowler just recorded this short video to give you an inside perspective on the new Sudan policy.

After you watch the video, please call the White House and ask President Obama to lead for peace in Sudan. Here’s how:

1. Call the White House comment line at 202-456-1111. The White House number is frequently busy—please keep trying, as it is critical to getting our message to President Obama.
   
    
2. Tell the person who answers the phone:
   
    
   • My name is (your name) and I wanted to thank President Obama for releasing his plan to bring peace to Darfur and Sudan.
     
      
   • I am calling to ask that President Obama stick by his word and maintain his commitment to generate multilateral support for both incentives and pressures on Khartoum to create concrete and lasting progress towards peace in Darfur and Sudan.
     
      
   • I expect President Obama will exhibit personal leadership and take an active role in seeing this policy through by bringing up Sudan with Chinese President Hu Jintao during his trip to China, as well as with other heads of state.

    

3. Let us know how your call went by clicking here—it’s an important step for our efforts, so please don’t forget!

   The success of the plan depends on Presidential leadership. Please make your call today and afterwards let us know how the call went.

   Thanks again for all you do to bring peace to Darfur and all of Sudan.

   —Mark

   Mark Lotwis
   
   Save Darfur Coalition

   P.S. You can read the full U.S. policy review on Sudan here: http://www.savedarfur.org/pages/sudan-policy-review

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