Ambassador of the United States to South Sudan | |
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Nominator | The President of the United States |
Inaugural holder | Susan Page as Ambassador |
Formation | July 9, 2011 |
Website | U.S. Embassy – Juba |
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.
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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Career FSO After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time. Political appointee A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends). Appointed The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as “commissioning”. It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office. Presented credentials The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador’s arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador’s letter, but this occurs only rarely. Terminated mission Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador’s commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy. Chargé d'affaires The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country. Ad interim Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". |
Name | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | Notes |
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Barrie Walkley – Career FSO | Charge d'Affaires ad interim | July 9, 2011 | N/A | December 6, 2011 | |
Susan Page – Career FSO | Ambassador | December 6, 2011 | December 8, 2011 | August 23, 2014 | |
Mary Catherine Phee - Career FSO | Ambassador | July 15, 2015 | July 23, 2015 | August 22, 2017 | |
Michael K. Morrow - Career FSO | Charge d'Affaires ad interim | August 22, 2017 | N/A | April 26, 2018 | |
Thomas Hushek - Career FSO | Ambassador | April 26, 2018 | June 4, 2018 | July 17, 2020 | |
Jon F. Danilowicz - Career FSO [6] | Charge d'Affaires ad interim | July 17, 2020 | N/A | August 2021 | |
David Renz - Career FSO | Charge d'Affaires ad interim | August 2021 | N/A | June 4, 2022 | |
William Flens - Career FSO | Charge d'Affaires ad interim | June 4, 2022 | N/A | August 24, 2022 | |
Michael J. Adler - Career FSO | Ambassador | July 14, 2022 | August 24, 2022 | Incumbent |
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