[House Document 114-152] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 114th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - House Document 114-152 DEPLOYMENT OF ADDITIONAL U.S. ARMED FORCES TO SOUTH SUDAN __________ COMMUNICATION from THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES transmitting A NOTIFICATION OF A DEPLOYMENT OF ADDITIONAL U.S. ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL TO SOUTH SUDAN, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1543(c); PUBLIC LAW 93- 148, SEC. 4(c); (87 STAT. 555) [GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT] July 18, 2016.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed ______ U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 59-011 WASHINGTON : 2016 The White House, Washington, July 15, 2016. Hon. Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Speaker: As reported on July 13, in response to the security situation in South Sudan, I ordered the deployment of additional U.S. Armed Forces personnel to South Sudan to support the security of U.S. personnel and of our Embassy in Juba and the pre-positioning in Djibouti of additional U.S. Armed Forces prepared to support the security of U.S. citizens and property in South Sudan. Beginning on July 14, 2016, up to approximately 200 U.S. Armed Forces with appropriate combat equipment, including those forces initially pre-positioned in Djibouti, are pre-positioning in Uganda for this purpose. It is not possible to know at this time the precise scope or the duration of the deployments of U.S. Armed Forces necessary to support the security of U.S. citizens and property 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. [all]