John T. Godfrey, is new U.S. Ambassador to Sudan (Credit: Department of State) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Ambassador John T. Godfrey has concluded his tenure as the first American Ambassador to Sudan in a quarter century. Former Ambassador Daniel Rubinstein has assumed charge.
The United Nations Security Council By Gary Raynaldo -DIPLOMATIC TIMES Earlier this month, the UN Security Council voted to terminate the mandate of its political mission in war-torn Sudan effective December 3. The action came after Khartoum authorities requested the immediate withdrawal of the UN
(Source: Wikipedia Commons) Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan visited Ethiopia Tuesday and met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy and African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki amid the ongoing
Molly Catherine Phee, a career diplomat, is President Biden’s nominee to become his U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. (Credit USIP.org) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee conducted meetings in Addis Ababa this week that
U.S. Department of State logo By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The U.S. has temporarily suspended operations at its Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan amid ongoing violence that has left hundreds dead. The U.S. military successfully evacuated American government employees from
By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – UN Secretary General António Guterres Monday called for an “immediate” ceasefire to the conflict in Northeast African nation Sudan that has seen nearly 200 people killed. Rival armed forces were locked in a
United States Embassy Khartoum, Sudan (Credit: khartoum.usembassy) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – The United States expressed “deep concern” over the release of a jihadist convicted of the 2008 murders of USAID employees John Granville and Abdel Rahman
Ambassador John Godfrey (Right) U.S. first ambassador to Sudan in 25 years, arrived in Khartoum Aug. 24, 2022 (Credit: usembassy.gov) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Ambassador John Godfrey, the first U.S. Ambassador to Sudan in nearly 25 years, arrived in Khartoum this week.
Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, the president of Sudan, listens to a speech during the opening of the 20th session of The New Partnership for Africa’s Development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 31, 2009. (Source: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS
John T. Godfrey, is new U.S. Ambassador to Sudan (Credit: Department of State) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES John T. Godfrey, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, will serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to Sudan. Godfrey is the first U.S. ambassador