Rep. Jim McGovern sends letter to President Obama regarding Sudanese President Basir's reported visit to UN General Assembly

Washington, DC, September 20, 2013
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, Democratic Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, today sent a letter to President Obama regarding Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's reported request for a visa from the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, Democratic Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, today sent a letter to President Obama regarding Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s reported request for a visa from the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

Rep. McGovern, a long-time leading voice on U.S. –Sudan policy, is the principal sponsor of bipartisan legislation (HR 1692, the Sudan Peace, Security and Accountability Act) to strengthen and expand sanctions against Sudan and advance comprehensive strategy to resolve  all the conflicts afflicting that country.

In the letter, Rep. McGovern urges President Obama “in the strongest possible terms to exercise every measure available” to prevent Bashir from coming to the United States.