 US Ambassador John Godfrey (R) takes his post in Sudan. (photo: Today News Africa/VNA) |
The US Embassy in Sudan said John Godfrey will work to strengthen relations between the Americans and Sudanese people and support their aspirations for freedom, peace, justice, and a transition to democracy.
Ties between the United States and Sudan were severely strained under the three-decade rule of ousted president Omar Al-Bashir, with Washington slapping crippling economic sanctions on Khartoum.
In 1993, the US blacklisted Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism as Bashir’s regime hosted Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden.
