Beatrice Khamisa Wani-Noah (born 28 July 1959) is a

South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...

ese politician who served as minister of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation from 2020 to 2021.

Early life and education

Wani-Noah was born on the 28 of July 1959 in

Morobo County Morobo County is a county in the Central Equatoria, South Sudan. Morobo County borders Uganda and Congo. The county is mainly occupied by Kakwa speaking people, Keliko and Lugbara. The people in Morobo are farmers doing local farming mostly f ...

, Central Equatoria state. She has a

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international relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such a ...

from the

United States International University United States International University (USIU) was a nonprofit university based in San Diego, California that was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. At its peak, it had two additional American campuses and three inter ...

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and a postgraduate diploma in Land and Water Management from

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in the

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Career

Wani-Noah worked for the

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from 1994 until 2003. She has held appointments in the

Government of South Sudan A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

since 2006, as Director General for Multilateral Relations in the Ministry of Regional Cooperation (2006-2010), Undersecretary in the Ministry of Peace and CPA Implementation (2010-2011) and Deputy Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services (2011-2013). Wani-Noah was appointed South Sudan's ambassador to the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

in 2014, and then served as South Sudan's ambassador to

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from March 2018. Wani-Noah was appointed Foreign Minister by President]

Salva Kiir Mayardit Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 13 September 1951), also known as Salva Kiir, is a South Sudanese politician who has been the President of South Sudan since its independence on 9 July 2011. Prior to independence, he was the President of the Governmen ...

in his new

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on 12 March 2020, replacing Awut Deng Acuil. She was unable to attend the official swearing in ceremony on 16 March as she was in

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after returning to

Juba Juba () is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria State. It is the world's newest capital city to be elevated as such, and had a population ...

from a country with a confirmed case of

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. She was relieved of her position on 9 September 2021.

Personal life

Wani-Noah is married and has two daughters.

References

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