On March 18 President Obama appointed retired Air Force Major General Scott Gration as his Special Envoy for Sudan. Gen. Gration is a decorated fighter pilot who was raised in Africa and speaks fluent Swahili. In 2006, Gen. Gration accompanied then-Senator Obama to Africa, where the two visited refugee camps in eastern Chad, and often traveled with Obama during the presidential campaign last year. As Special Envoy, Gen. Gration will work to implement the policy of the Obama administration in Sudan.
