19 Participants Selected for the 2021 Mandela Washington Fellowship
Launched in 2014, the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) and embodies the…
Ambassador McCarthy Visits Kakata to Talk Health, Education
On June 16, 2021, the International Day of the African Child and the start of a bed net distribution campaign to prevent malaria infections throughout…
Health Alert: U.S. Embassy Monrovia (June 18, 2021)
Location: Monrovia, Liberia Event: On June 18, 2021, the Ministry of Health revised its COVID-19 National Guidelines due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases…
USAID Celebrates a New Model of Private Sector Electrical Service
On Friday, June 11, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) joined the Totota Electric Cooperative (TEC) to celebrate its newly acquired permit to deliver…
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Monrovia, Liberia
Location: Monrovia, Liberia Event: The U.S. Embassy in Monrovia has received a report that Liberian Emergency Response Units are responding to a security incident…
Ambassador McCarthy Hosts Discussion with Foreign Minister Kemayah and Senate Foreign Affairs Committee...
Monrovia, Liberia – On June 1, U.S. Ambassador Michael McCarthy hosted a meeting facilitated by his excellency Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and…
Message to U.S. Citizens: U.S. Embassy Monrovia, Liberia (May 26, 2021)
Location: Monrovia, Liberia Event: U.S. citizens may directly return to the United States with certain expired U.S. passports. If you are overseas and your passport…
U.S. Statement on Liberian Senate Committee Leadership
The U.S. Embassy strongly condemns the election yesterday of notorious warlord Prince Y. Johnson as Chair of the Liberian Senate Committee on Defense and Intelligence. …
Health Alert: U. S. Embassy Monrovia, Liberia (May 15, 2021)
Location: Monrovia, Liberia Event: The U.S. Embassy received reports that the Liberian Ministry of Health updated its protocols for incoming travelers at Roberts International Airport: In…
2020 Report on International Religious Freedom
The annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom – the International Religious Freedom Report – describes the status of religious freedom in every country.…
Amb McCarthy Visits Self-Help Grantee Look to Jesus Medical Clinic
On May 12, Ambassador Michael McCarthy visited the Look to Jesus Medical & Laboratory Clinic in the 72nd Community of Monrovia. The owner of the…
Ambassador McCarthy Visits NPHIL Complex and Liberia Chimp Rescue and Protection
On May 5, Ambassador Michael McCarthy and Deputy Chief of Mission Alyson Grunder visited the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) complex in Margibi…
U.S. Embassy Monrovia Celebrates World Press Freedom Day
The U.S. Embassy celebrates World Press Freedom Day today, May 3, because an independent media is an essential pillar of responsive and accountable democracies. Journalism…
Joining Together to Preserve Providence Island: U.S. and Liberia Sign Joint Statement
On Friday, April 30, 2021, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Michael McCarthy joined Minister of Information, Cultural Affairs, and Tourism Ledgerhood Rennie, National Traditional Council Chief…
President Weah joins Ambassador McCarthy in Celebrating the Close of the Millennium Challenge Corporation...
On Wednesday, April 29, Ambassador Michael McCarthy joined His Excellency President George Manneh Weah, Millennium Challenge Account-Liberia (MCA-L) CEO Monie Captan, and the Board of…
Ambassador McCarthy Delivers Keynote Address at Medical Student Event
On Saturday, April 24, Ambassador Michael McCarthy delivered the keynote address at the Liberia Medical Students’ Association (LMSA) 48th Inauguration Ceremony. The event took place…
The U.S. Embassy Remembers LDEA Director General Marcus Soko
In Memoriam On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, the U.S. Embassy hosted a virtual memorial ceremony to honor former Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency Director General…
Alert: U.S. Embassy Monrovia (April 22, 2021)
Liberia – Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution Exercise increased caution in Liberia due to crime. Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before you plan any international travel. The Centers for Disease…
