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Chris Trott

UK Ambassador to South Sudan

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21st December 2020 Juba, South Sudan

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by Chris Trott

UK Ambassador to South Sudan

Farewell to South Sudan

At the start of the year, I wrote a piece on my twenty wishes for 2020. Now that both 2020 and my time in South Sudan are coming to an end, I wanted to reflect on those wishes and, more broadly, my four and a half years working on South Sudan. So much has changed […]

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27th October 2020 Juba, South Sudan

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by Chris Trott

UK Ambassador to South Sudan

Prioritising WPS in South Sudan – every asset counts

The WPS agenda has been a priority for British foreign policy since UNSCR 1325 was agreed 20 years ago. All those seeking to address conflict have been encouraged to find ways to support women’s engagement in finding solutions, both on principle as all voices need to be heard if a conflict is to be resolved […]

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4th June 2020 Juba, South Sudan

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by Chris Trott

UK Ambassador to South Sudan

When it comes to vaccines and access to healthcare we must think and act beyond COVID-19

Today the UK is hosting the Global Vaccine Summit to raise money and awareness for Gavi, the vaccine alliance. Gavi is key in the global and local COVID-19 response, supporting countries to invest in preparedness and response, working with global partners on a vaccine, and ensuring that when a vaccine is available, all countries can […]

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14th January 2020 Juba, South Sudan

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by Chris Trott

UK Ambassador to South Sudan

Twenty wishes for 2020

At the start of the year I have been discussing with my team @UkinSouthSudan what we would like to see happen this year. While this list is by no means exhaustive, and we may be overly optimistic if we think we will see it all come true, I hope at least some of the following […]

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28th November 2019 Juba, South Sudan

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by Chris Trott

UK Ambassador to South Sudan

Floods in Pibor

Imagine you are living in a country that is facing a major humanitarian crisis and a civil war. And then it starts raining. Not for a day or two but solidly, for months. The town you are living in, with a population of around 40,000 people, is one of the poorest and most remote in […]

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About Chris Trott

Chris Trott has been a British diplomat since 1991 and was previously the Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan from August 2016 until March 2019. He has worked in…

Chris Trott has been a British diplomat since 1991 and was previously the Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan from August 2016 until March 2019. He has worked in Burma, Japan, Afghanistan, the South Pacific and both West and Southern Africa. In 2007 he was appointed as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Senegal, accredited also to Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde and Mali.