Cale Brown @StateDeputySPOX Dec 30, 2020
The Sudan Claims Resolution Act is crucial to secure compensation for victims who have suffered from terrorism. The Act strengthens the U.S.-Sudan relationship, cementing the progress made by the Sudanese people on the path towards democracy. –
Another big one has to do with
DRC [Democratic Republic of the Congo]. I remember that there was an incredible amount of skepticism when Etienne Tshisekedi became president. A lot of criticism. Again, historians are going to be the judge, but I think the administration called it right. President Tshisekedi has done so many positive things. I think his timing has been about as perfect as can be. I have said in my speeches that – for the first time in its history – the DRC may actually become democratic and a republic.
U.S. Ambassador Lana Marks
The selection of a white, South Africa-born female as Ambassador to South Africa might have seemed to risk alienating the Government of the RSA and a majority of the population. However, emphasizing her origin as a proud daughter of immigrants to South Africa, and communicating early on her and her family’s opposition to the Apartheid government, combined with her respect for the South African officials directing programs in tandem with embassy employees, Ambassador Marks quickly gained trust among her counterparts. This deepened as each contact witnessed the depth and detail of the Ambassador’s research and plans for potential U.S. solutions for every sector of the government. Her energy, determination and grounded understanding added credence to her enthusiasm for expanding trade between the United States and South Africa.