Sunday, March 6, 2011

And The Tweets Go On: Updates on Secretary Clinton's Egyptian Initiatives

More tweets from P.J. Crowley today. Once again the SOS spent some time on the phone over the weekend. I had to check. I actually do follow Jay Carney who has sent out 492 tweets as press sec, the last being on February 28, and he does not tweet on weekends about phone calls the POTUS makes, it appears. P.J. has racked up 385 tweets so far, but his are pithier. So here is what the SOS has been doing, and we have an update on the evacuation of Egyptians from Tunisia.

Philip J. Crowley
and PM Sharaf reviewed developments in , including U.S. and international efforts to evacuate Egyptian citizens.


Philip J. Crowley
spoke with new PM of . She reaffirmed our willingness to support Egypt's democratic transition and its economy.


Philip J. Crowley
Two more U.S. military aircraft have arrived in Cairo with citizens from . The four flights today will carry 328 evacuees.

Philip J. Crowley
Four US military C-130 aircraft will ferry citizens from to today. One flight with 82 passengers has landed so far.