The United States strongly condemns the dangerous Houthi missile attacks aimed at several cities in Saudi Arabia Sunday night. Our condolences go out to the families of any who were killed or injured. We support the right of our Saudi partners to defend their borders against these threats. We continue to call on all …
Read More» THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2018 Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the Terrorist Attacks in Afghanistan, Somalia, and Yemen We condemn in the strongest terms the cowardly terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, Somalia, and Yemen, which have claimed dozens of innocent lives. We extend our deepest sympathies …
Read More» THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2018 Statement by the Press Secretary on the Saudi-Led Coalition Expanding Humanitarian Efforts in Yemen The United States welcomes the Saudi-led coalition’s efforts to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. The coalition released a humanitarian operations plan on January 22, 2018, and …
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MS NAUERT: Secondly, something I’d like to mention on Yemen. The United States Government announced an additional $130 million in emergency food assistance to Yemen through USAID today.
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Heather Nauert Spokesperson Department Press Briefing Washington, DC November 21, 2017 QUESTION: Yes. Moving over to Yemen, David Beasley of the World Food Program says the Saudi-led coalition is using food as a weapon of war. What is the State Department’s stance on that? Is there any consideration of pressuring the Saudis to open up, …
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Title: Department Press Briefing – November 9, 2017 Department Press Briefing November 9, 2017 3:01 p.m. EST Briefer: Heather Nauert, Spokesperson MS NAUERT: In terms of Yemen, one of the issues that the Secretary has followed closely is the humanitarian situation in Yemen. We’ve seen tremendous food shortages in Yemen. We’ve talked about how this is …
Read More» Department Press Briefing Thursday, October 19, 2017 3:26 p.m. EDT Briefer: Heather Nauert, Spokesperson MS NAUERT: Hi, everybody. Thank you for coming in today. Sorry we’re getting a late start. We had General Kelly at the podium over at the White House and wanted to give him an opportunity to, of course, finish before we …
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2017 (ON THE RECORD UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) 3:04 p.m. EDT MS NAUERT: Okay. Got a lot of the other world to cover now. I want to mention one thing to you coming out of Liberia today: There was a historic election taking place in Liberia. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf herself noted that …
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