The U.S. government's long-standing sanctions against Sudan were officially removed from applicability to newly independent South Sudan in December 2011, and senior RSS officials participated in a high-level international engagement conference in Washington, D.C., to help connect foreign investors with the RSS and South Sudanese private sector representatives.
Den amerikanske regerings langvarige sanktioner mod Sudan blev officielt fjernet i december 2011, og ledende RSS embedsmænd deltog i et internationalt engagementkonference i Washington D.C., for at hjælpe forbinde udenlandske investorer med RSS og sydsudanesiske repræsentanter for den private sektor.