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PR Newswire, Jul 23, 2010 / WASHINGTON , July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This week, Plan Sudan, along with representatives from UNICEF and the African Union Mission in Darfur , hosted a meeting with U.S.
Antiwar.com, Jul 23, 2010 / As Sudan speeds toward a January referendum that could lead to the splitting of the country, President Obama's special envoy is complaining that his job has been made more difficult by new charges leveled against the Sudanese president.
AllAfrica.com, Jul 19, 2010 / Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration will travel to Sudan, Uganda, and Qatar from July 15, 2010, to July 29, 2010, visiting Khartoum, El Fasher (Darfur), Juba, Kampala, and Doha. He will also meet with the National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) teams that are negotiating post-referendum arrangements, in addition to members of the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission.
Sudan Tribune, Jul 18, 2010 / Two Sudanese officials today blasted recent statements by U.S. in which they called on president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir to surrender himself to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The Manila Bulletin - Philippines, Jul 15, 2010 / US special envoy Scott Gration will travel Thursday to Sudan to try and unsnag peace efforts in the war-torn western region, and to Uganda, where recent bombings killed 73 people, the State Department said.
News Blaze, Jul 15, 2010 / Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration will travel to Sudan, Uganda, and Qatar from July 15, to July 29, visiting Khartoum, El Fasher (Darfur), Juba, Kampala, and Doha. In Khartoum, Special Envoy Gration will meet with officials from the UN and the African Union (AU), and consult with the Sudan envoys from Russia, China, the United Kingdom, France, Norway, and the European Union.
News Blaze, May 17, 2010 / Special Envoy Scott Gration acknowledged at a congressional hearing that the challenges facing Sudan and the Darfur region are daunting, with a referendum on the future of southern Sudan less than eight months away and work needed on a long-term peace agreement.
Middle East Online, May 14, 2010 / US envoy to Sudan calls for better system of logistics, procedures, administration for January referendum.
AllAfrica.com, May 12, 2010 / In a hearing today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the U.S. special envoy to Sudan, retired Major General Scott Gration, testified on the Obama administration's approach to Sudan.
The Gulf Today, May 05, 2010 / US envoy Scott Gration has returned to Sudan, his first visit there since last month's controversial elections, to pursue efforts to stabilise both southern and western parts of the country.
Middle East Online, May 05, 2010 / Scott Gration moves to pursue efforts to stabilize both southern and western parts of Sudan.
Maktoob Business - UAE, May 05, 2010 / US envoy Scott Gration returned this week to Sudan, his first visit there since last month's controversial elections, to pursue efforts to stabilize both southern and western parts of the country.
The New York Times - New York NY, Apr 28, 2010 / A day after Sudan's leader coasted to victory in a fraud-tainted election, a senior Obama administration official defended the vote, and said the United States should turn its attention to getting southern Sudan ready for its likely future as an independent state.
Boston.com - Boston MA, Jul 21, 2010/ U.S. Army Col. Kurt Taylor, right, briefs U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, 2nd right, at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, July 21, 2010, in Seoul, South Korea.
New York Post - New York NY, Jul 21, 2010/ Embattled BP head honcho Tony Hayward will step down in the next 10 weeks over the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, sources said yesterday.
Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago IL, Jul 21, 2010/ President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday both strongly condemned the release last year of the Lockerbie bomber by Scotland.
The Globe and Mail - Toronto ON - Canada, Jul 21, 2010/ "The largest cadre of foreign ministers to descend on Afghanistan in three decades underwent an astonishing political conversion on Tuesday, turning from skeptics to advocates of the Afghan government's ambitious plan to take over all security responsibilities in the country by 2014.
St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO, Jul 21, 2010/ Just like a long line of predecessors, Lou Piniella thought he could lead the Chicago Cubs to that elusive championship and end a drought that dates to 1908.
Jonathan Scott Gration is a retired Major General of the United States Air Force, currently working as a policy advisor to President Barack Obama.
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