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Senator Jeff Merkley Visits South Sudan

Senator Jeff Merkley (D – Oregon), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, visited South Sudan today to learn more about the humanitarian crisis in the country and to see first-hand the work of U.S. partners. During his visit he visited a WFP warehouse, the Gurei Primary Health Care Center, and beneficiaries of USAID ...

By U.S. Embassy Juba | 26 March, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State

Corruption Sanctions in South Sudan

Yesterday, the President, the Secretary of State, and the Department of the Treasury announced targeted sanctions against South Sudanese National, Benjamin Bol Mel and three of his companies relating to the Administration’s implementation of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. The United States is taking this action given Mr. Bol Mel’s role, and that ...

By U.S. Embassy Juba | 22 December, 2017 | Topics: President of the United States, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State

U.S. Embassy Attends Opening of Joint Operations Center

Juba – On Thursday, August 17, the Ministry of Interior officially launched the Joint Operations Center (JOC) in Juba, South Sudan. Located at the Nyakuron Police Facility, the purpose of the JOC is to promote coordination among the multiple security forces operating within Juba. The center has received more than $2 million USD from the ...

By U.S. Embassy Juba | 17 August, 2017 | Topics: President of the United States, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State

Explanation of Vote by Ambassador Samantha Power

U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on a Draft UN Security Council Resolution on South Sudan, December 23, 2016 United States Mission to the United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy 799 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 (212) 415-4050 http://usun.state.gov AS DELIVERED December 23, 2016 Thank you very much, Mr. President. ...

By U.S. Embassy Juba | 30 December, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, News, President of the United States, U.S. Secretary of State

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