Category: Politics

Kiir removes his executive director, appoints envoy Juach as successor

President Salva Kiir on Friday relieved the Executive Director in his office, Kiir Yor Lual, and his private secretary, Bang Wieu in a Republican Decree read on the state-run TV, SSBC.

In a simila decree, Kiir replaced Yor with South Sudan’s Ambassador to Uganda, Simon Juach Deng, as Executive Director and Wieu with Atak Santino Majak as the new private secretary.

Ex-director Yor, a former commissioner of Aweil East County was appointed to the President’s office in May, 2023 when he replaced James Deng Wal who previously held the office.

His successor, Simon Juach Deng was South Sudan’s Ambassador to Uganda since October, 2022, when he  replaced Simon Duku Michael.

Kiir relieves foreign minister in major diplomatic reshuffle

President Salva Kiir relieved Foreign Minister Dr. James Pitia Morgan and appointed him as his envoy to the Great Lakes Region, in a major reshuffles affecting diplomats on Thursday.

Presidential Envoy Dr. Morgan will play a great role in Kiir’s East African Community leadership and mediation of the Rwanda-DRC conflict and Rwanda-Burundi tension.

Kiir, meanwhile, relieved Deputy Foreign Minister Ramadan Abdala Goc before appointing him as the foreign minister.

The president also appointed former South Sudan Ambassador to China and non-resident ambassador to Australia and Malaysia, Monday Semaya Kumba, as the new deputy foreign minister.

On the other hand, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Mayen Dut Wol is relieved from his position and appointed as the new South Sudanese Ambassador to China.

Ambassador John Samuel Bwogo is appointed as the new Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

 

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