Garang Diing Akuong

Garang Diing Akuong (born 1963) is a South Sudanese politician and diplomat.
 * As a Bachelor of Arts in international relations from the University of London in 2004 he returned to the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (2005–11).
 * In 2006 he was elected to the South Sudan assembly.
 * From 2006 to 2007 he was also general secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Khartoum.
 * He then took up government posts in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, which includes Aweil.
 * Until 2008 he was state minister of health.
 * In 2008 he was minister of parliamentary affairs.
 * From 2008 to 2009 he was state minister of agriculture and minister of finance until 2010.
 * In 2010 he joined the national government as Minister of Energy and Mining.
 * From July 10, 2011 to 2011-08-07 he Minister of Energy and Mining in the Cabinet of South Sudan headed by Salva Kiir Mayardit.
 * From 2011-08-07 to 2015-02-23 he was Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment (South Sudan).
 * Since 2015-02-23 he is South Sudanese Ambassador to the United States.