Sudan Czar – J. Scott Gration

Sudan Czar – J. Scott Gration


Title: Special Envoy to Sudan

Salary: unknown

Reports to: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Appointed: March 2009

Department that might have handled similar issues: State

• Will coordinate U.S. role in the aftermath of the genocide in Darfur

• Experience: Supreme Allied Command, NATO (2004 to 2005); Air Force assistant deputy undersecretary for international affairs (2003 to 2004)

• Commanded all air operations during the Iraq war in 2003

• 2006: left Air Force position to join Obama’s staff after traveling to Africa with the then-Senator from Illinois, even though he was a Republican

• Has won a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, a Defense Superior Service Medal and 16 other awards

• Is a fluent Swahili speaker who grew up in the Congo

• Has called on the Obama administration to incentivize participation by the Sudanese government in peace talks by lifting sanctions, a position that is controversial. Also worked to position himself as the principal negotiator between the Sudanese government and its adversaries in Darfur, and is planning an international conference for September 2009

• Has M.A. in security studies from Georgetown

(SOURCE: List of Obama Czars by Glenn Beck
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Native of Democratic Republic of Congo.

Believes US does little to help Third World countries.

Council of foreign relations, asking for higher US taxes to support United Nations