Statement by the U.S. Embassy (June 24, 2008)

Ambassador Withers is aware of the claims presented in Congressman Henry Waxman’s June 23 letter to Secretary Rice. He is studying the content of that letter and will prepare a full refutation of any allegations against the U.S. Embassy or himself once he has done so.

As he has said publicly many times, the Ambassador is a steadfast believer that a fair examination of the evidence will lead, in the end, to the truth. He applies that principle equally to himself and to others in the absolute knowledge that the evidence in this matter, fully presented, will dissolve any and every assertion made against him, his staff, or his government.