Secretary of State Blinken Issues Statement on South Sudan National Day
July 09, 2023
July 09, 2023
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement by Secretary Antony J. Blinken on South Sudan National Day:
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On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of South Sudan on the celebration of their independence.
Twelve years ago, upon the founding of the world's youngest nation, then-President Barack Obama recognized the people of South Sudan for having "endured extraordi . . .
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On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of South Sudan on the celebration of their independence.
Twelve years ago, upon the founding of the world's youngest nation, then-President Barack Obama recognized the people of South Sudan for having "endured extraordi . . .