UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

CANADA		1-12284		98-0101955
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
10901 West Toller Drive Suite 300 Littleton, Colorado				80127-6312 (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 830-9000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers.

(b) On June 18, 2007, Dr. Doug Jones resigned from his position as Vice President Exploration of Golden Star Resources Ltd. (the “Company”), effective as of August 31, 2007.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

     Effective September 1, 2007, S. Mitchel Wasel, age 43, has been appointed Vice President Exploration of the Company. Previously, Mr. Wasel served the Company as Regional Exploration Manager for West Africa. Mr. Wasel commenced his service with the Company in 1993 as an exploration geologist, where he worked in our regional exploration program in Suriname and later with the Gross Rosebel project, ultimately as Project Manager. In 1999, Mr. Wasel was transferred to Ghana to become Exploration Manager – Ghana, and continued in that role until early-2006, at which time he was promoted to Regional Exploration Manager for West Africa. Prior to joining Golden Star he worked with several companies in northern Canada in both exploration and mine geology. Mr. Wasel, a Canadian geologist, graduated from the University of Alberta in 1988 with a BSc Honors degree in geology.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 21, 2007