August 31, 2024 (JUBA) – Sudan has appointed a new ambassador to South Sudan.

The Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan, Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan appointed Essam El-Din Mohamed Karar to replace Jamal Abdel Majid.

The new envoy traveled to South Sudan’s capital, Juba on July 31 and met South Sudan’s Foreign Affairs minister, Ramadan Abdallah Goc in preparation for presentation of his credentials and letters of appointment to President Salva Kiir.

Sudan’s Consul Yahya Mohamed Osman accompanied Karar to the meeting.

Osman said the meeting was attended by the diplomatic missions in the country.

He further said a meeting with the president will be arranged in the coming days.

“That the ambassador will present his credentials to the President of the Republic [of South Sudan], which will be determined later after coordination with the relevant authorities,” Osman told the state-owned television (SSBC) on Tuesday.

There are different ways through which ambassadors are appointed, foreign service experts and diplomats told Sudan Tribune in series of interviews.

Appointment of ambassadors depend on the existing political system in place.

Ambassadors act as the diplomatic representatives of their country abroad. In some countries, the executive arm of the government, usually the office of the president makes the nomination which has to be approved by the parliament.

Most ambassadors rise through foreign service to become career diplomats.