Formation July 9, 2011 | Website U.S. Embassy – Juba | |
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Nominator The President of the United States Inaugural holder Susan Page
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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. On the same day, the existing U.S. consulate (accredited to the Republic of Sudan) in the capital Juba was upgraded to embassy. 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 Juba.
On August 18, 2011, President Obama announced his intention to nominate Susan D. Page to be the first U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan. 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 Mary Catherine Phee.