Special Envoy to Sudan
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Vision: A Sudan that is politically stable, economically prosperous, and at peace with its own people and neighbors.
Mission: The United States, in concert with the international community, will:
- support full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, including holding credible national elections in 2009 and a credible referendum in 2011
- facilitate a political agreement that stops the violence in Darfur, including cross-border violence with Chad, and allows the return of displaced persons to their home areas, and
- promote regional engagement that effectively counters terrorism and supports stability.
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Assistant Secretary Schwartz (Aug. 19): "[The U.S will] provide an additional $160 million in support of critical international and nongovernmental efforts to provide humanitarian assistance and protection and to help create the conditions for sustainable recovery. In this case, the money will include, for example, some $58 million for assistance in Africa, with a particular focus on Somalia displaced, the Congo, Sudan, and Chad; $29 million for Afghan refugees and conflict victims; and some $71 million to address critical crises in many of the other major refugee-producing regions of the world." -Full Text
Bilateral Agreement
Special Envoy Gration witnessed the initialing of a bilateral agreement in Juba, Southern Sudan, between representatives of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) on advancing implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). -More
Toward a Comprehensive Strategy for Sudan
Special Envoy Gration (July 30): "We want a country that is governed responsibly, justly, and democratically, a country that is at peace with itself and with its neighbors, that is economically viable, and ...that works together with the United States on common interests." -Full Text -Video
Elections in Abyei, Sudan
July 22: Special Envoy Gration gives a brief update after the elections. -Watch the Video
Special Envoy Gration's Recent Travels
-Special Envoy Gration traveled to Norway and to Sudan, including Khartoum, Darfur, Abyei and Juba, from July 9 to July 24, 2009. -Full Text
-Special Envoy Gration traveled June 27 to July 4, 2009 to N’Djamena, Chad; Rome, Italy; Tripoli, Libya.
Upcoming travel: Oslo, Norway; Khartoum, Darfur, Abyei, and Juba, Sudan.
Special Envoy's Briefing
Special Envoy Gration briefed on his recent travels to Africa and the current status of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
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