Secret Service Scandal Investigation, Fundraising, George Clooney, Sudan (2012)

thefilmarchive.org April 19, 2012 In April 2012, a scandal involving US President’s security detail received international press attention. The scandal involved 11 agents and personnel from all four branches of the US military; they allegedly engaged prostitutes while assigned to protect the US President at the 6th Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia. As of April 24, nine employees had resigned or retired. After the incident was publicized, the Secret Service implemented new rules for its personnel The rules prohibit personnel from visiting “non-reputable establishments” and from consuming alcohol less than ten hours before starting work. Additionally, they restrict who is allowed in hotel rooms. A few weeks later, stories emerged of Secret Service agents hiring strippers and prostitutes prior to Obama’s 2011 visit to El Salvador. en.wikipedia.org Clooney has advocated a resolution of the Darfur conflict.[36] He spoke at a 2006 Save Darfur rally in Washington, DC In April 2006, he spent ten days in Chad and Sudan with his father to make the TV special “A Journey to Darfur” reflecting the situation of Darfur’s refugees, and advocated for action. The documentary was broadcast on American cable TV as well as in the UK and France. In 2008, it was released on DVD with the sale proceeds being donated to the International Rescue Committee.[37][38][39][40] In September of the same year, he spoke to the UN Security Council with Nobel Prize-winner Elie Wiesel to ask the …