Nureldin Satti

Nureldin Mohamed Hamed Satti was the Sudanese ambassador to the United States from 2020 to 2022.

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Nureldin Satti
نور-الدين ساتي
Sudanese Ambassador to the United States
Personal details
NationalitySudanese
EducationUniversity of Paris-Sorbonne

Education

In 1974, Satti received his doctorate in literature from the University of Paris-Sorbonne.[1]

Life and career

Following his graduation, Satti returned to Sudan to teach the French language and literature at the University of Khartoum. In the following year, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sudan. From 1992 to 1996, he served as ambassador to France, the Vatican, Portugal and Switzerland and as Permanent Delegate to UNESCO.[2]

In 2002, Satti was appointed United Nations Deputy Special Representative for Burundi, where he worked to end the country's civil war.[1]

On May 5, 2020, Satti was appointed to be the first ambassador to Washington from Khartoum in 23 years.[3]

On January 31, 2022, Satti was forced to resign from his position as ambassador, due to the coup in Sudan. He has said that he will "continue to resist" military rule in Sudan.[4]

Bibliography
  • Two Views on the Crisis in Sudan, 2010.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Ambassador Dr. Nureldin Satti – Yintab Strategy Consults". Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  2. "Bureau | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  3. "Sudan appoints first ambassador to the US in more than 20 years". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  4. Luxner, Larry. "Sudan's US envoy, forced to resign, tells us 'the situation is disastrous'". The Washington Diplomat. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. Satti, Nureldin (2010). Two Views on the Crisis in Sudan. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
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