Nureldin Mohamed Hamed Satti was the
Sudan
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ese ambassador to the
United States
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from 2020 to 2022.
Education
In 1974, Satti received his doctorate in literature from the
University of Paris-Sorbonne
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.
Life and career
Following his graduation, Satti returned to Sudan to teach the
French language
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and literature at the
University of Khartoum
The University of Khartoum (U of K) ( ar, جامعة الخرطوم) is a public university located in Khartoum, Sudan. It is the largest and oldest university in Sudan. UofK was founded as Gordon Memorial College in 1902 and established in 195 ...
. In the following year, he joined the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sudan. From 1992 to 1996, he served as ambassador to
France
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,
the Vatican,
Portugal
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and
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
and as
Permanent Delegate
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to
UNESCO
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.
In 2002, Satti was appointed United Nations Deputy Special Representative for
Burundi
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, where he worked to end the
country's civil war.
On May 5, 2020, Satti was appointed to be the first ambassador to
Washington
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from
Khartoum
Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing n ...
in 23 years.
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.
Bibliography
* ''Two Views on the Crisis in Sudan'', 2010.
See also
*
List of ambassadors of Sudan to the United States
*
Sudan–United States relations
Sudan–United States relations are the bilateral relations between Sudan and the United States. The United States government has been critical of Sudan's human rights record and has dispatched a strong UN Peacekeeping force to Darfur. Relati ...
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Ambassadors of Sudan to the United States
Paris-Sorbonne University alumni
20th-century Sudanese diplomats
21st-century Sudanese diplomats