U.S. appoints new special envoy for South Sudan
January 31, 2020 (JUBA) – The U.S. Department of State Friday announced the appointment of a new special envoy for South Sudan.
Symington who is a retired Ambassador who previously served as Chief of Mission to Nigeria from 2016-2019, to Rwanda from 2008-2011, and to Djibouti from 2006-2008.
Ambassador Symington served as the U.S. Special Representative for the Central African Republic from 2014-2016.
In a letter sent to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on 13 November, a bipartisan group of senators called to urgently appointed a special envoy to South Sudan to follow closely the stalled implementation of the peace agreement.
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