President George Bush pledged US support for Georgia's territorial integrity and the US, EU and Nato called for an immediate ceasefire.
The American ambassador, Karl W Eikenberry, pledged US commitment to building two new grounds in Afghanistan.
The administration said that vice president Joe Biden had spoken to Maliki by telephone and pledged US support.
n President Barack Obama said yesterday that he hoped the immediate threat was now resolved and pledged US support to the people of France.
And we will become at last what our founders pledged us to be so long ago -- one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Hillary Clinton gave a further boost to the flagging negotiations by pledging US involvement in the $100bn£62bnbn) a year international fund to help poor nations adapt to climate change.
And even if Labour's plans never get further than a manifesto pledge, us British dads can take solace from the fact that we're still light years ahead of the United States, which has no statutory paternity (or maternity) leave, and where only only 14 per cent of companies offer paid parental leave for dads.
On his visit to Brussels, the capital of the EU and also the headquarters of Nato, Obama also sought to stiffen European spines against Russia and pledged US security guarantees for east European allies on Russia's borders who are alarmed at the Kremlin's expansionist aims.
"Of course, his benefactions range from the hundred million he just pledged us to the great Cézanne 'Boy in a Red Vest,' but his greatest gift to the museum, I think, is his constant belief that the future is going to be at least as interesting as the past.
Abe pledged US $2.8 billion in aid for refugees and migrants over 3 years from 2016, vowing to play a "leading role" in global efforts to address the "serious" humanitarian crises.11 However, this will hardly be enough to coordinate refugee policies efficiently on a global level.
