Julie Pace

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President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks at the US Africa Business Forum during the US Africa Leaders Summit, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington. African heads of state are gathering in Washington for an unprecedented summit to promote business development. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama announces $33B in commitments for Africa

Julie Pace · August 5, 2014 8:03 pm

FILE - This July 11, 2009, file photo shows President Barack Obama as he addresses the Ghanaian Parliament in Accra, Ghana. President Barack Obama is gathering nearly 50 African heads of state in Washington for an unprecedented summit aimed in part at building his legacy on a continent where his commitment has been questioned. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Obama hosts Africa summit with an eye on legacy

Julie Pace · August 4, 2014 8:13 am

FILE - This July 11, 2009, file photo shows President Barack Obama as he addresses the Ghanaian Parliament in Accra, Ghana. President Barack Obama is gathering nearly 50 African heads of state in Washington for an unprecedented summit aimed in part at building his legacy on a continent where his commitment has been questioned. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Obama hosts Africa summit with an eye on legacy

Julie Pace · August 2, 2014 1:20 pm

Ebola outbreak to cast shadow over Obama summit

Ebola outbreak to cast shadow over Obama summit

Julie Pace · July 31, 2014 11:04 pm

Palestinian mourners carry the body of their loved one, killed on an Israeli strike in Shijaiyah neighbourhood, out of the morgue of Gaza City's Shifa hospital, during the funeral, on Wednesday, July 30, 2014. Israeli strikes hit the crowded shopping area in Gaza City, hours after tank shells tore through the walls of a U.N. school crowded with war refugees Wednesday in the deadliest of a series of air and artillery attacks that push the Palestinian death toll above 1,300 in more than three weeks of fighting.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

National Security

Obama takes tougher line against Gaza casualties

Julie Pace · July 31, 2014 12:57 am

Obama to announce US sanctions on Russia

National Security

Obama to announce US sanctions on Russia

Julie Pace · July 29, 2014 7:26 pm

Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken speaks about Russia, Ukraine as well as the Middle East conflict during an appearance at the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, July 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House: EU, US to impose new Russia sanctions

Julie Pace · July 28, 2014 10:12 pm

Obama’s UN envoy takes lead role in plane response

Julie Pace · July 25, 2014 6:47 pm

President Barack Obama makes a statement on the situation in Ukraine and Gaza, at the White House in Washington, Monday, July 21, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama urges immediate access to Ukraine crash site

Julie Pace · July 22, 2014 1:01 am

National Security

For Obama, foreign crises grow more challenging

Julie Pace · July 19, 2014 4:08 pm

President Barack Obama speaks about the situation in Ukraine, Friday, July 18, 2014, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. The president said one American was killed on the plane over Ukraine, and the airliner was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatists. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

US building case tying separatists to plane crash

Julie Pace · July 18, 2014 11:17 pm

FILE - This July 14, 2014 file photo shows black smoke billowing following a mortar attack during fighting between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian fighters in Luhansk, Ukraine. The United States is considering imposing unilateral sanctions on Russia over its threatening moves in Ukraine, a shift in strategy that reflects the Obama administration's frustration with Europe's reluctance to take tougher action against Moscow, according to U.S. and European officials. (AP Photo, Yuri Snegirev, Rossiyiskaya Gazeta, File)

US preparing unilateral sanctions on Russia

Julie Pace · July 16, 2014 4:36 am