WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, along with Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Representatives Gregory Meeks (NY-05), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs (CA-51) issued a statement after the Biden administration announced the appointment of Tom Perriello as U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan.
“We welcome the administration’s announcement of a high-level Special Envoy for Sudan as called for by S.Con.Res.24 and H.Res.982.
“Having served as Special Envoy for the Great Lakes during the Obama Administration, former Congressman Tom Perriello has a strong track record of diligently working to find solutions to intractable conflicts in Africa, and we look forward to working with him to develop a sustainable path toward peace for the people of Sudan.”