[House Document 114-148]
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114th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - House Document 114-148
 
             DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. ARMED FORCES TO SOUTH SUDAN

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                             COMMUNICATION

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                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

A NOTIFICATION OF A DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL TO SOUTH 
SUDAN, PURSUANT TO 10 U.S.C. 975(b)(2); PUBLIC LAW 95-485, SEC. 815(a); 
                            (92 STAT. 1625)

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   July 14, 2016.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
                         ordered to be printed
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                                           The White House,
                                         Washington, July 13, 2016.
Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: In response to the deteriorating security 
situation in South Sudan, I have ordered the deployment of 
additional U.S. Armed Forces personnel to South Sudan to 
support the security of U.S. personnel, and our Embassy in 
Juba. The first of these additional personnel, approximately 47 
individuals, arrived in South Sudan on July 12, 2016, supported 
by military aircraft. Although equipped for combat, these 
additional personnel are deployed for the purpose of protecting 
U.S. citizens and property. These deployed personnel will 
remain in South Sudan until the security situation becomes such 
that their presence is no longer needed. Additional U.S. Armed 
Forces, including approximately 130 military personnel 
currently pre-positioned in Djibouti, are prepared to provide 
support, as necessary, for the security of U.S. citizens and 
property, including our Embassy, in South Sudan.
    I have directed this action consistent with my 
responsibility to protect U.S. citizens both at home and 
abroad, and in furtherance of U.S. national security and 
foreign policy interests, pursuant to my constitutional 
authority to conduct U.S. foreign relations and as Commander in 
Chief and Chief Executive.
    I am providing this report as part of my efforts to keep 
the Congress fully informed, consistent with the War Powers 
Resolution (Public Law 93-148). I appreciate the support of the 
Congress in these actions.
            Sincerely,
                                                      Barack Obama.

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