PrintUSIP Experts Available for Comment on Sudan
For Immediate Release, April 9, 2010
Contact: Allison Sturma, 202/429-4725 or asturma@usip.org
(Washington) – In advance of the anticipated elections in Sudan on April 11-13, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) offers experts for comment. Several USIP staffers travel throughout northern and southern Sudan on a regular basis to work with local groups and government officials.
Jonathan Temin, senior program officer
Temin traveled to Sudan four times in the past year and can discuss nearly all aspects of the election process, post-election issues and US policy towards Sudan.
Cell: 202/257-3387
Office: 202/429-4726
E-mail: jtemin@usip.org
Andrew Blum, senior program officer
Blum is available for comment on the role of civil society in Sudan. He manages USIP’s grants in Sudan which have totaled almost $1.5 million since 2006.
Cell: 202/257-3729
Office: 202/429-3887
E-mail: ablum@usip.org
The following USIP experts are currently on the ground in Sudan with the Carter Center Election Observation Mission. They will have limited access to e-mail and cannot comment directly on the status of the election while on the ground, but they return to Washington, D.C. following the elections.
Linda Bishai, senior program officer
E-mail: lbishai@usip.org
Jacki Wilson, senior program officer
E-mail: jwilson@usip.org
Both have facilitated USIP's well-attended Preventing Electoral Violence Workshops in Sudan.
Additional Resources
- On the Issues: Darfur, March 2010
Jon Temin and USIP Board Member Chester Crocker answer questions about the implications of the ceasefire for Sudan and the region, as well as the U.S. role in Sudan in promoting a peaceful resolution to the Darfur conflict.
- "Negotiating Sudan's Post Referendum Arrangements," USIP Peace Brief
January 2010
Jon Temin assesses how best to manage Sudan’s post-referendum future. - USIP in Sudan
USIP's Web page on Sudan includes summaries of the Institute's work on the ground and a complete list of USIP resources.