Dr. Pham’s Pick Sealed Trump’s Somaliland Recognition
Dr. Pham frequently shares Somaliland’s achievements and how each step is heading in the right direction on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, demonstrating his strong support for the country’s independence and sovereignty. He also makes the important point that, in spite of the billions of US money spent on it, Somalia is a failed state with nothing promising in the works.
Because of the leaked information that Dr. Pham will be an official in the government being formed by President-elect Donald Trump and will be participating in US-Africa collaboration, there is a lot of hope for the recognition of Somaliland’s nationhood given now that Trump is in the White House.
Trump is expected to pick longtime Republican Africa expert J. PETER PHAM to be his top State Department official overseeing U.S.-African affairs, according to three people familiar with the matter.
All were granted anonymity to discuss internal transition matters. Pham served as special envoy to the Sahel and Great Lakes region of Africa during Trump’s first term.
If confirmed, Pham would be tasked with dealing with some of the thorniest U.S. national security issues on the next administration’s docket, including the ongoing threat of ISIS and other terror groups in Africa, China’s growing geopolitical influence across the continent and Sudan’s deadly civil war.
Sudan’s conflict has transformed the country into what is considered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and a hotbed of activity from foreign powers such as Iran, Russia, Egypt and the UAE vying for influence. The Biden administration accused one warring faction in Sudan’s civil war, the Rapid Support Forces militia group, of committing genocide this month — nearly a year after Congressional leaders urged it to do so.
A spokesperson for the Trump transition team did not respond to a request for comment. Pham declined to comment.