DarfurScore: A+

to Secretary of State Nominee Hillary Clinton

Nominee for:

Secretary of State

Record on Darfur:

Senator Hillary Clinton co-sponsored and voted for measures supporting increased U.S. sanctions (Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act) against the Government of Sudan, engagement with China to resolve the crisis, and leadership to secure helicopters for the UNAMID peacekeeping mission in Darfur. In addition, Senator Clinton urged President Bush to appoint a Special Envoy for Sudan and pressed the Department of Defense to investigate the feasibility of a U.S.-enforced no-fly zone.

As a candidate for President, Senator Hillary Clinton joined Senators Obama and McCain in issuing the following statement: “If peace and security for the people of Sudan are not in place when one of us is inaugurated as President on January 20, 2009, we pledge that the next Administration will pursue these goals with unstinting resolve.”