SUDAN POLITICAL ALERT: US Senate Foreign Relations Committee: 4 Senators Call on Trump to Appoint Ambassador to Sudan
Four US Senators have called on US President Donald Trump to support Sudan’s “fragile” democratic transition by nominating an ambassador to Sudan “as soon as possible.”
In a letter to President Trump, the senators – Cory A. Booker, Timothy M. Kaine, Christopher Coons and Christopher Murphy – argued US support for the transition will be needed to mitigate against the threat of hardliners within Sudan’s security services, “and in particular the RSF,” spoiling Sudan’s democratic transition.
Noting that restrictions on US assistance will require US Congressional approval, the senators added that sending an ambassador will “send an important signal” of US support for the new government.