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List of ambassadors of the United States to South Sudan

List of ambassadors of the United States to South Sudan

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The United States ambassador to South Sudan is the official representative of the president of the United States to the head of state of the Republic of South Sudan.

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The government of the United States recognized South Sudan on its independence day, July 9, 2011.[1][2] On the same day, the existing U.S. consulate (accredited to the Republic of Sudan) in the capital Juba was upgraded to embassy.[3] 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 South Sudan.[1]

On August 18, 2011, President Obama announced his intention to nominate Susan D. Page to be the first U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan.[4][5] Page served in her role as U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan from October 2011 through July 2015. The current U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan is Michael J. Adler

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  1. [1]
    "U.S. Recognizes Republic of South Sudan As Sovereign, Independent State". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  2. [2]
    "Statement of President Barack Obama Recognition of the Republic of South Sudan". whitehouse.gov. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-09 – via National Archives.
  3. [3]
    "Briefing on the New Republic of South Sudan". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
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    "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". The White House, Office of the Press Secretary. August 18, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
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    "South Sudan envoy unveiled". Politico. August 18, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  6. [6]
    "New US Diplomat: South Sudan Policy Unlikely to Change". VOA. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs; Ret. General Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State; Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations; and Ambassador R. Barrie Walkley inaugurating the new U.S. Embassy in Juba, South Sudan on Independence Day, July 9, 2011.
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