#shorts On 4/24/2023, a reporter asked National Security adviser Jake Sullivan, “You say the U.S. has temporarily pulled out of Sudan and will return when it’s safe to do so … I’m curious if you’d respond to the charges over the weekend that, in essence, the Biden administration now has lost two U.S. embassies during the President’s term.

MR. SULLIVAN: … I’m not sure what you mean by a charge about quote, unquote, “losing embassies.” The broader diplomatic community, including the entire United Nations community in Khartoum, has closed down in Sudan. Diplomatic personnel from allies and partners around the world are being evacuated. And of course, the United States has evacuated its personnel. This happens from time to time. And if you look back over the course of months and years, you see military-assisted departures from embassies. You see, in some cases, noncombatant evacuation operations …

On 4/24/2023, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held a news briefing.
other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/jy8z4z2RGfk
NSA Jake Sullivan Says U.S. Embassy Evacuations Aren’t Unusual: “Happens From Time To Time”