British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are in the Libyan capital of Tripoli today to congratulate the National Transitional Council government their nations helped install. The French and British leaders were both instrumental in pushing for a U.N. resolution establishing a no-fly zone over the country and backing a NATO bombing campaign that has destroyed much of Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s military might. On Wednesday, U.S. envoy Jeffrey Feltman met with Libya’s new interim leader, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, making him the first Obama administration official to visit Tripoli since the Gaddafi regime fell last month.

Jeffrey Feltman: “This visit is intended to highlight the friendship between the people of the United States and the people of Libya. We look forward to reopening a fully functioning, fully staffed embassy as soon as possible. We remain encouraged by growing command and control over security police forces. We understand that this is a difficult task. Libya’s interim leadership is solidifying these steps and integrating the revolutionary brigades under one civilian authority.”

Feltman’s visit came as NATO warplanes struck 24 targets near three main Gaddafi strongholds. Meanwhile, the International Red Cross claims at least 13 mass graves have been uncovered across Libya in the last three weeks.