United States Ambassador to South Sudan
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The United States Ambassador to South Sudan will be the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of the Republic of South Sudan
.
The government of the United States recognized
South Sudan on its independence day, July 9, 2011. On the same day, the existing U.S. consulate (accredited to the Republic of Sudan
) in the capital Juba was upgraded to embassy. R. Barrie Walkley
, the U.S. Consul General in Juba was appointed to serve as Chargé d'Affaires
pending the appointment of a U.S. Ambassador to Juba.
On August 18, 2011, President Obama announced his intention to nominate Susan D. Page
to be the first U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan.
South Sudan
South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...
.
The government of the United States recognized
Diplomatic recognition
Diplomatic recognition in international law is a unilateral political act with domestic and international legal consequences, whereby a state acknowledges an act or status of another state or government in control of a state...
South Sudan on its independence day, July 9, 2011. On the same day, the existing U.S. consulate (accredited to the Republic of Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
) in the capital Juba was upgraded to embassy. R. Barrie Walkley
R. Barrie Walkley
R. Barrie Walkley is a retired American foreign service officer who served as the American ambassador to Guinea and to Sao Tome and Principe . He was called back to service and appointed Chargé d'Affaires for South Sudan at its independence. R. Barrie Walkley (1944-- ) is a retired American...
, the U.S. Consul General in Juba was appointed to serve as Chargé d'Affaires
Chargé d'affaires
In diplomacy, chargé d’affaires , often shortened to simply chargé, is the title of two classes of diplomatic agents who head a diplomatic mission, either on a temporary basis or when no more senior diplomat has been accredited.-Chargés d’affaires:Chargés d’affaires , who were...
pending the appointment of a U.S. Ambassador to Juba.
On August 18, 2011, President Obama announced his intention to nominate Susan D. Page
Susan D. Page
Susan D. Page is the nominee to be the first ever U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan. Her nomination was announced by the White House on August 18, 2011.According to her biography at the U.S. Department of State:- References :...
to be the first U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan.
Chiefs of mission
- R. Barrie WalkleyR. Barrie WalkleyR. Barrie Walkley is a retired American foreign service officer who served as the American ambassador to Guinea and to Sao Tome and Principe . He was called back to service and appointed Chargé d'Affaires for South Sudan at its independence. R. Barrie Walkley (1944-- ) is a retired American...
– Career FSO- Title: Chargé d'Affaires
- Appointed: July 9, 2011
- Terminated mission: Incumbent