Embassy of the United States,
Juba
LocationSouth Sudan Juba, South Sudan
AddressKololo Road, adjacent to the European Union's compound
Coordinates4°51′20″N 31°35′10″E / 4.85563°N 31.58618°E / 4.85563; 31.58618
AmbassadorThomas Hushek
(April 26, 2018–present)
Websitess.usembassy.gov

The United States Embassy in Juba, South Sudan is the United States diplomatic mission to the country of South Sudan.

History

Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs; former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell; 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.

On November 11, 2005, the U.S. established a consulate in Juba following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) which officially ended the civil war in Sudan.[1] The United States played an instrumental role in supporting the CPA that led to the 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum, in which voters overwhelmingly chose independence for South Sudan.[2] On July 9, 2011, the United States recognized the newly declared Republic of South Sudan as a sovereign and independent state, simultaneously upgrading the existing U.S. Consulate General in Juba to the status of a U.S. Embassy.[1] R. Barrie Walkley served as Chargé d’Affaires until Susan D. Page was confirmed as the first U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan on October 18, 2011.[1][3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: South Sudan". history.state.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Policy History". ss.usembassy.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ Voter Registration Begins for Southern Sudan Referendum
  4. ↑ "Ambassador Susan D. Page". U.S. State Department. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Briefing on the New Republic of South Sudan". U.S. Department of State. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2011.


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