Day: May 3, 2024

Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation CenterPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 2:16 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  I tell you what, I’m not sure I want this night to be over with.  (Laughter.) I tell you what, man, this is a bit of a dream for me.  I mean it sincerely.  Having the Kennedy clan here supporting me like they are, that really means a lot to me. You know, when I was the age of some of you guys in this audience, the — all I had to look to — not all I had — had to look at the Kennedy family.  I have — as I…

UN Secretary-General Guterres’ April 8 letter, in which he enumerated over a dozen critical preconditions necessary to hold genuine and peaceful elections that the South Sudan transitional government has yet to meet, is a clear message to the Security Council.  Despite significant international support, including identification of key election issues by the United Nations, African Union, and Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the letter demonstrates that President Salva Kiir, First Vice President Riek Machar, and other South Sudanese political leaders have thus far collectively failed to meet the standards necessary for genuine and peaceful elections to take place in December. The United States remains concerned about ongoing reports of human rights violations,…