Sen. Clinton wrote a letter on February 8, 2008 to President Bush. The letter encourages the President to increase the U.S. diplomatic effort on Darfur.

In response to the release of the Darfur scorecard, Sen. Clinton said: “We have a moral duty and a responsibility under international law to stand up for the safety of the millions of civilians in Darfur who remain vulnerable to attack. Action by the United States, in concert with the international community, is long overdue. We need to respond quickly to the African Union's request for UN peacekeepers in Darfur, and we need to provide those peacekeepers with a strong mandate and the resources required to protect civilians. The United States should apply all points of pressure to ensure that the Government of Sudan accepts a robust UN mission, ceases attacks against civilians, and neutralizes the Janjaweed. We should hold all parties accountable to their commitments under the Darfur Peace Agreement, and we should immediately strengthen the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS). I again urge the President to support these measures, to appoint a Presidential Envoy to Sudan, and to address the related situations of concern in eastern Chad and the Central African Republic. ”