{"id":2806,"date":"2021-10-19T15:04:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T15:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/kiir-appoints-head-of-state-protocol-dismisses-deputy-chair-of-ces-independent-commission"},"modified":"2021-10-19T15:56:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T15:56:36","slug":"kiir-appoints-head-of-state-protocol-dismisses-deputy-chair-of-ces-independent-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/kiir-appoints-head-of-state-protocol-dismisses-deputy-chair-of-ces-independent-commission","title":{"rendered":"Kiir appoints head of state protocol, dismisses deputy chair of CES independent commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has issued a republican decree appointing head of the nation\u2019s state protocol and dismissing a member of Central Equatoria state government.<\/p>\n<p>In the presidential decree read out on the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC), President Kiir appointed Honorable Sebit Bullen as Chief State Protocol effective Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>In many countries, the office of Chief State Protocol, usually a division of the ministry of foreign affairs primarily advises and assists the president, vice president and foreign minister on matters of diplomatic protocol, or etiquette.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate republican decree, Kiir dismissed Kenyi Abiyassa John Wani, deputy chairperson of HIV and AIDS commission for Central Equatoria state, and replaced him with Drani Joseph Timothy. 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