Sen. Risch Issues Statement on Swearing In of Transitional Leadership in South Sudan
February 24, 2020
February 24, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the swearing in of South Sudan's transitional government leadership, including Riek Machar as first vice president:
"The swearing-in of South Sudan's new transitional leadership marks a crucial milestone in a much-delayed peace process. Since the country's independence in 2011, South Sudan's leaders have been marked by grand corruption, violence, . . .
"The swearing-in of South Sudan's new transitional leadership marks a crucial milestone in a much-delayed peace process. Since the country's independence in 2011, South Sudan's leaders have been marked by grand corruption, violence, . . .