The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) invites all media to a discussion forum on Sudan’s transition to democracy, to be addressed by the United States Special Envoy for Sudan, Ambassador Princeton N Lyman.
Ambassador Lyman, United States (U.S) Ambassador to South Africa from 1992-1995, was appointed by President Barack Obama as the US Special Envoy for Sudan in March 2011. Immediately preceding his tenure as Special Envoy, he served as U.S. Senior Advisor on North-South Negotiations, where he led the US team supporting on-going negotiations between the parties to Sudan’s 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).
The discussion forum will take place as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 18 January 2011
Venue: DIRCO Conference Room 1, OR Tambo Building, Rietondale, Pretoria
Programme
08:30 – 09:00: Tea/Coffee/Registration
09:00 – 09:05: Welcome
Programme Director
09:05 – 09:20: Opening Remarks by Mr Charles Nqakula, South African Special Envoy for Sudan
09:20 – 10:00: Keynote Address by Amb. Princeton Lyman, US Special Envoy for Sudan
10:00 – 11:00: Discussion
11:00 – 11:10: Closing Remarks
11:10 – 11:30: Press Briefing (Media Room)
Kindly RSVP by Friday, 13 January 2012, to:
Ms Laoura Lazouras
Tel: 012 351 1256
E-mail: LazourasL@dirco.gov.za
For enquiries:
Nelson Kgwete
Cell: 076 608 8567
Tel: 012 351 1105
E-mail: KgweteN@dirco.gov.za
