UNCLASSIF IED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05782140 Date: 09/30/2015

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From : Jake Sulli van

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Mills, Ch eryl D; N uland, Victoria.

Subjec t: t ick tock on libya

this is basically off

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of my head, with a few consultatio ns of my notes. but it shows S' leadership/ownership/stewardship of this country's libya policy from start to finish, let me know what you

think. toria, who else might be able to add to this?

Secretary Clinton's leadership on Libya

HRC has been a critical voice on Libya in administration deliberations at NATO and in contact group meetings — as well as the public face of the U.S. effort in Libya. She was instrumental in securing the authorization building the coalition and tightening the noose around Qadhafi and his regime.

February 25 — H RC announces the suspension of oper ations of t he Libyan embassy in W ashington. February 26 — HR C directs effort s to evacuate all U.S. embassy personnel from Tripoli and orders the closing of

the embassy.

February 26 -- HR C m ade a series of call s to her counterparts to help secure passage of UNSC 1970, which imposes sanctions on Gad dafi and his family and refers Qadhafi and his cronies to the ICC February 28— HR C travels to Geneva, Switzerland for consultations with European partners on Libya. She

gives a major address in which she says: Colonel Qadhafi and those around him must be held accountable for

these acts, which violate international legal obligations and com mon decency. Throug h their actions, they have lost the legi timacy to govern. An d the people of Libya hav e made them selves clear: It is t ime for Qad hafi to go — now , wit hout further violence or delay. She also works to secure the suspension of Libya from mem bership

in the Human Rights Council.

Early March — HRC appoints Special Envoy C hris Stevens to be the U.S. r epresentat ive to Benghazi

March 14 — HR C travels to Paris for the G8 foreign minister' s meeting. She meets with TNC representati ve

Jibril and consults with her colleagues on further UN Security Council action. She notes that a no-fly zone will not be adequate.

March 14 -16 — HRC partic ipates in a seri es of high-level vide o- and teleconferenc es

She is a leading voice for st rong UN SC action and a NA TO civilian

protection mission.