Dr. Cirino Hiteng Ofuho is a Kenyan and South Sudanese politician and former civil servant.
Background
Dr. Cirino Hiteng holds an MA and Ph.D. in International Relations from universities in Kenya and the United Kingdom.
In the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) which was formed on 29 April 2016, he has been Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation from April 2016 to 12 July 2016 as a member of the Former Detainees also known as the SPLM-FD or SPLM Leaders.
Dr. Cirino Hiteng Ofuho has been
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports from 26 August 2011, shortly after the Independence of South Sudan on 9 July 2011, to 23 July 2013, when President
Salva Kiir
Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 13 September 1951), commonly known as Salva Kiir, is a South Sudanese politician who is the President of South Sudan since its independence on 9 July 2011. Prior to independence, he was the President of the Government ...
relieved all ministers and re-configured the ministries. Prior to that, he was from June 2010 to August 2011 the Minister in the Office of the President, Government of Southern Sudan. From 1998 to 2005 Dr. Cirino Hiteng has been an Assistant / Associate Professor in politics and international relations at the
United States International University
United States International University (USIU) was a nonprofit university based in San Diego, California, that was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. At its peak, it had two additional American campuses and three inter ...
(USIU) in Nairobi. During that period, he has been a permanent member of the SPLM/A Delegation to the peace negotiations in Kenya from July 2002 to January 2005. After signing of the
Comprehensive Peace Agreement
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA, ), also known as the Naivasha Agreement, was an accord signed on 9 January 2005, by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the Government of Sudan. The CPA was meant to end the Second Sudane ...
in 2005 Dr. Cirino Hiteng was appointed as Deputy Minister of Southern Sudan’s Ministry for Regional Cooperation.
He is also a Kenyan citizen
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South Sudanese civil servants
South Sudanese politicians