ambassador susan rice spoke at today's white house briefing.she is joined by press secretary robert gibbs. this is one hour. >> in my debt -- endeavor to bring you another special guest, ambassador susan rice from the u.n. is with us. i think that many of you know that the resolution that was crafted on north korean sanctions passed unanimously. ambassador rise will talk to as a little bit about that. >> thanks very much, robert. good afternoon, everybody. the we are very pleased that the security council just within the last hour and a half passed unanimously a brand new resolution imposing tough, new, meaningful sanctions on north korea in response to the nuclear test and its other provocative beaters and activity. this resolution is unprecedented. it is innovative. and it will cause the sanctions racine on north korea to be structured in at five critical areas. first, it begins by condemning their actions in the strongest possible terms. and demanding that north korea halt all nuclear activity, halt all missile activity in return uncondition

ambassador susan rice from the united nations is with us. i think many of you know that the resolution that was crafted on north korean sanctions passed unanimously a short while ago from the united nations, and ambassador rice will talk to us a little bit about that and answer a few of your questions. >> thanks very much, robert. afternoon, everybody. we are very pleased that the security council just, within the last 1.5 hours, passed unanimously a brand-new resolution imposing tough, new, meaningful sanctions on north korea in response to its nuclear tests and its other provocative behavior, including recent missile activity. this resolution is unprecedented. it is innovative. and it will cause the sanctions regime on north korea to be strengthened in five critical areas. first, the resolution begins by condemning north korean actions in the strongest possible terms and demands north korea halted a all nuclear activity, halt all missile activity and returned to the negotiation table. with the prerogative and threatening behavior of north

ambassador for the u.n., susan rice, went so far to call for military action against the sudanese regime. but then on april 22, 2009, almost exactly one year after then senator obama condemned the efforts by the previous administration to normalize relations with khartoum, his special envoy for the sudan, the united states and sudan want to be partners and so we are looking for opportunities for us to build a stronger,