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Lawmakers Press for High-Level U.S. Envoy, Consider Blocking UAE Arms Sales to Curb Sudan Violence
Summary
At a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing, members and witnesses recommended a U.S. high-level envoy with direct White House access and discussed joint resolutions aimed at blocking proposed U.S. arms sales to the United Arab Emirates while that country is accused of supplying the RSF.
Members of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and witnesses urged stronger U.S. diplomatic engagement on Sudan, including appointment of a high-level special envoy with direct access to the president. Chairman Smith and witnesses described previous successful envoy-led diplomacy in Sudan’s past and emphasized that such an envoy must have “gravitas” and direct White House access to be effective.
Ranking Member Jacobs and…
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