US Public Affairs officer visits Jonglei in S. Sudan
November,18,2011 (BOR) – United States Public Affairs officer, Phaedra Gwyn, at the US embassy in Juba visited Jonglei on Friday to deepen the US relationship with the state government.
“It is important that we deepen our relationship with the government here, that is why I have come to take some meetings with the government, some meetings with the women associations and you journalists,” Gywn said.
USAID launched a $54 million Food Security Program last month in Jonglei.
In a press statement outside the governor’s office in Bor, Gywn said the US government will continue to support Jonglei state.
“My message is that the US embassy, US government and American people will support you. We are interested in understanding better your concerns so that help address them,” said Gwyn.
She said the meeting with the governor Manyang discussed challenges facing youth in the state.
Gwyn said they have discussed some issues related to gender violence in the state with women groups and the minister of social development but there were no details on gender violence.
The US official met the state’s journalists to find out challenges facing them, pledging that she will take her findings to the embassy in Juba to see if they can help.
Gwyn also announced the arrival of the newly appointed ambassador to South Sudan, Susan Page earlier December.
Page was nominated as Ambassador to South Sudan by US President, Barack Obama. in August one month after South Sudan’s independence.
South Sudan became independent on 9 July after a plebiscite granted to South Sudanese by Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended 22 years of civil war in between north and south.
The US was one of the first nations to recognise South Sudan’s independence, paving the way for the new country to be the 193rd member of the United Nations.
The new Ambassador was a deputy assistant secretary of the state in the Bureau of African Affairs and is said to have extensive experience in US foreign services after her work in many African countries including Sudan, Kenya and Botswana.
Gwyn said Page will visit Jonglei once she arrives to better understand the state, where armed insurgencies and cattle raiding are continuous causes of instability.
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US Public Affairs officer visits Jonglei in S. Sudan
Please United State of America do continue help Jonglei State because we can able to help ourself eventhough we have good agrecalture land but every one of us want to be minister in the government that is why we cant have time for agrecalture we need other to bering for us. Help, help please.