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Mr. Hoffman has been working in South Sudan for the past eight years, including give years with USAID. Mr. Hoffman\u2019s international development career has included senior-level management positions for US-based NGOs working in sub-Saharan Africa, South America and Eastern Europe. More recently, he has worked primarily in Africa, including (in addition to South Sudan) positions in Liberia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. Mr. Hoffman has worked extensively on peacebuilding, youth empowerment, gender rights and education programming. 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