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Remarks by His Excellency John Ukec Lueth Ukec

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Partner:: World Affairs Council: Nor Cal
Location:: World Affairs Council of Northern California
San Francisco, CA
Event Date:: 03.17.08
Speakers:: Charles L. Frankel,; John Ukec Lueth Ukec
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Summary: Sudanese Ambassador John Ukec joins the World Affairs Council to discuss the current situation in his troubled country of Sudan - World Affairs Council of Northern California

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Charles L. Frankel

Charles L. Frankel is principal of Frankel International Development Organization. He earlier was senior consultant to CIVICUS, a global NGO, and president of the International Development Conference. Prior to that, he was director of community support for the InterPacific Group (1987-94). He has had extensive experience as an entrepreneur and manager in private, public and non-profit enterprises, as well as significant involvement in community development in the United States and abroad. A member of the Bretton Woods Committee, Mr. Frankel serves as Chair of the Board of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the World Affairs Council of Northern California and National Peace Corps Association and Board of Advisors of the Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California. Mr. Frankel is the Honorary Consul for the Republic of Botswana.

John Ukec Lueth Ukec

John Ukec Lueth Ukec was born in Aweil, Sudan, which lies in the Eastern portion of Southern Sudan. Joining the Southern Liberation Movement in 1964, he served as a military officer in the Anya-nya Forces until the Addis Ababa Peace Accord in 1972, when he was absorbed into the Sudan Armed Forces with the rank of Captain. He concluded his military career as a General and the commanding officer of the First Infantry Division�s Combat Training Center. Moving to the United States in the 1980s, General John became an activist and public speaker on liberation issues of Southern Sudan, while also earning Masters degrees from both Iowa State University and Oklahoma State University. From 1989 to 2005, he taught economics at Langston University in Oklahoma and at Des Moines Area Community College in Iowa. During this time, he also worked at Iowa State University as a Financial Aid Administrator, Chair of Human Relations, and co-Chair of Black Faculty and Staff. General John left both Iowa State University and Des Moines Area Community College to join the Government of National Unity as Sudan�s Ambassador to the United States.

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01.: Introducing John Ukec Lueth Ukec

01 min 34 sec

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02.: A Brief History of Sudan

03 min 13 sec

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03.: Allowing Christian Missionaries in Sudan

05 min 53 sec

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04.: Difficult being an Activist

03 min 25 sec

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05.: Current Situaton in Darfur

05 min 45 sec

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06.: Gorilla Warfare and Government Control

03 min 51 sec

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07.: Sudan and Democracy

04 min 33 sec

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08.: Stopping the Violence

06 min 39 sec

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09.: Problems beyond the Rebels

07 min 43 sec

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10.: Q & A

00 min 40 sec

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11.: Q1: Comprehensive Peace Agreement

09 min 43 sec

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12.: Q2: UN Peacekeepers

03 min 53 sec

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13.: Q3: Genocide

02 min 55 sec

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14.: Q4: Government Funded Militias

04 min 43 sec

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15.: Q5: Darfur

04 min 27 sec

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John Ukec on the Need for Democracy in Sudan

05 min 01 sec

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John Ukec on Looking Beyond the Rebels in Sudan

03 min 02 sec

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John Ukec on Sudanese Genocide

03 min 07 sec

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Posted: 01.10.10, 02:11 AM

The worst lier I have ever seen. Can we prosecute him for war crimes?

The proof has been provided that your government funded and supplied the fighting forces terrorizing darfur. You know the government started the war in Darfur. Lie about it one more time.

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