Cardin, Meeks, Booker, Jacobs Welcome Announcement of High-Level Special Envoy for Sudan

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member 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.”

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