Ambassador of the United States to South Sudan
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Michael J. Adler
since August 24, 2022
NominatorThe President of the United States
Inaugural holderSusan Page
as Ambassador
FormationJuly 9, 2011
WebsiteU.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

Chiefs of mission

U.S. diplomatic terms

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
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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Recognizes Republic of South Sudan As Sovereign, Independent State". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  2. ^ "Statement of President Barack Obama Recognition of the Republic of South Sudan". whitehouse.gov. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-09 – via National Archives.
  3. ^ "Briefing on the New Republic of South Sudan". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  4. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". The White House, Office of the Press Secretary. August 18, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  5. ^ "South Sudan envoy unveiled". Politico. August 18, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  6. ^ "New US Diplomat: South Sudan Policy Unlikely to Change". VOA. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-12.

External links

Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs; Ret. General Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State; 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.
United States Ambassadors to South Sudan
Ambassadors of the United States
Categories