March 31, 2009

In the summer of 2008, the International Criminal Court (ICC) indicted Sudan President Bashir and issued an arrest warrant against Bashir in the spring of 2009. Presidential and parliamentary elections were supposed to be held in Sudan from March to April 2009 after the end of a transitional period, but now they are delayed up to six months. School of Foreign Service professor Andrew Natsios discusses his view on recent developments in Sudan including the current situation and development in Darfur. Natsios also discusses his recommendations to U.S. President Obama and policymakers given the deteriorating situation in Sudan.

Andrew Natsios is a distinguished professor in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. From May 1, 2001 to January 12, 2006, Natsios served as administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the lead U.S. government agency doing international economic development and humanitarian assistance. During this period he managed USAID’s reconstruction programs in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Sudan which totaled more than $14 billion over four years. President Bush also appointed him special coordinator for international disaster assistance and special humanitarian coordinator for the Sudan. Natsios also served as U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan from October 2006 to December 2007.