Susan D. Page
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Susan Page | |
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| 1st United States Ambassador to South Sudan | |
| In office December 8, 2011 – August 23, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | R. Barrie Walkley (as chargé d’Affaires) |
| Succeeded by | Mary Catherine Phee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Susan Denise Page 1964 (age 57–58) |
| Education | University of Michigan (A.B.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) University of St Andrews |
Susan Denise Page (born 1964) is the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH).[1] Prior to this, she was the Deputy Special Representative for the Rule of Law at the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).[2]
Education[]
She is a 1982 alumna of Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois.[3] Page received an A.B. in English with high distinction from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She has also studied at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and conducted research on children and women's rights in Nepal through a Rotary International post-graduate fellowship.
Career[]
Page served as the first United States Ambassador to South Sudan, the Acting United States Ambassador to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa as well as in other diplomatic postings. In addition, she has served the United Nations and has held the positions of Director of the Rule of Law Advisory Unit in the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) and Senior Legal Adviser for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sudan and in Rwanda.
Page's ambassadorial nomination was announced by the White House on August 18, 2011[4] and she was confirmed on October 18, 2011.[5] She served in her role as U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan from October 2011 through July 2015.
References[]
- ^ "Secretary‑General Appoints Susan D. Page of United States Special Representative, United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ "Secretary-General Appoints Susan D. Page of United States Deputy Special Representative for United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti". United Nations.
- ^ "Notable Alums". Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ "South Sudan envoy unveiled". Politico. August 18, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ "Susan Denise Page". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
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