It is my great privilege to welcome His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Liberia, Dr. George Manneh Weah and Madam First Lady Clar Weah; as well as the Honorable Speaker of the House of Representatives Bhofal Chambers, president pro tempore of the Senate Albert Chie, and members of the Legislature; his Honor, the ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 15 May, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases
U.S. Embassy Statement The Embassy of the United States is concerned by recent comments made in various fora which could impede Liberia’s progress. Those who promote through their words or deeds a Congo-Country divide do not have Liberia’s best interests or that of their constituents at heart, but rather appear motivated by personal ambitions or ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 6 May, 2019 | Categories:
News, Press Releases
Today marks the anniversary of the 1991 “Declaration of Windhoek on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press,” a day that was subsequently proclaimed by the UN General Assembly as “World Press Freedom Day.” The Windhoek Declaration recognized that “Consistent with article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the establishment, maintenance, and fostering ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 3 May, 2019 | Categories:
News, Press Releases
Monrovia, March 7, 2019 – A five-year study of Ebola survivors in Liberia (funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, or NIH) has found that although certain health problems remain more common among survivors than among their household and sexual contacts who never had the virus, overall, the health of survivors improved during their first ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 7 March, 2019 | Categories:
Ebola, News, Public Affairs
The U.S. Embassy in Liberia is pleased to release an
Independent Review Report (PDF 1.4 MB) prepared by Kroll Associates Inc. regarding allegations of the disappearance of new Liberian Dollar banknotes. The U.S. Embassy sponsored this Report on the condition that we, as the client of Kroll, release the Report publicly. In October 2018 the U.S. Embassy, in ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 28 February, 2019 | Categories:
Press Releases
The U.S. Embassy in Monrovia will be closed on Wednesday, December 5, in observance of the passing of President George H.W. Bush. Members of the public are invited Thursday, December 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to sign the Book of Condolence at a specially installed tent at the U.S. Embassy main entrance on ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 4 December, 2018 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases
(Monrovia, Nov 21, 2018) – Earlier today, U.S. Ambassador Christine Elder unveiled an e-learning Laboratory at the Liberia National Police (LNP) Headquarters. This donation included desktop computers, printers, projectors, desks and chairs, and other items. The e-learning lab will expand the LNP’s training capabilities and will also allow the LNP to conduct training at headquarters ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 21 November, 2018 | Categories:
News, Press Releases
(Monrovia, Nov 16, 2018) – The African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance (APORA) is an initiative of senior African medical leaders to collectively prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks. Liberia hosted the sixth APORA key leader meeting from November 12-15, 2018. The meeting was held in partnership with the Liberian Ministry of Defense and ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 16 November, 2018 | Categories:
News, Press Releases
The U.S. Embassy in Liberia, through USAID, has reached out to independent, internationally recognized firms with specialization in forensic investigations to conduct a scoping mission that could ascertain the basic facts of the alleged missing currency matter and determine to what extent a broader mission would be needed. It is the assessment of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 11 October, 2018 | Categories:
Economic Affairs, News, Public Affairs
Location: Starting outside the U.S. Embassy on Benson Street, proceeding through downtown Monrovia. Event: A demonstration is expected to take place on the morning of Monday, September 24, 2018, time TBD, starting outside the U.S. Embassy on Benson Street and proceeding through downtown Monrovia. U.S. government personnel are advised to avoid those areas. Actions to ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 21 September, 2018 | Categories:
Alert
Remarks by Ambassador Christine Elder July 4, 2018 Welcome and Happy Fourth of July! Today we celebrate the 242nd anniversary of the vote in 1776 by the Continental Congress to declare our independence from Great Britain. It is my pleasure to extend greetings from President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and the people ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 5 July, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases
Chief Operating Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Jonathan Nash paid a visit to Monrovia on June 18-19 to review progress on project implementation under an agreement signed October 2015 between the Governments of Liberia and the United States of America. During the visit, President George Weah met with COO Nash to receive a progress ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 20 June, 2018 | Categories:
News
CORRECTED COPY – The press release below has been updated with corrected titles for Dr. Dahn and Dr. Adams. The U.S. Embassy apologizes for the error. (Monrovia, May 22, 2018) — U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Christine Elder visited the A.M. Dogliotti College of Medicine (AMD) today as part of a high-level visit to observe ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 23 May, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases
(Monrovia) — On May 17, 2018, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Christine Elder visited government hospital projects in Robertsport and Tubmanburg. The projects, with support from the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, include significant water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure (WASH) improvements at St. Timothy and Liberia Government Hospitals in Grand Cape Mount and Bomi ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 22 May, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases
(Monrovia, May 21, 2018) — The United States Department of Energy and Liberia’s Ministry of Lands, Mines & Energy are co-hosting a four-day workshop on international nuclear safeguards in Monrovia from May 21-24. Liberia took the historic step of signing a Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement and Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 21 May, 2018 | Categories:
Events, News, Press Releases
Due to the concern for possible violence in the vicinity of the West African Football Union youth football tournament at Samuel K. Doe (SKD) Stadium today, we advise that U.S. citizens avoid the area for their own safety. The event is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. local time. Even events intended to be peaceful can turn ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 5 May, 2018 | Categories:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 18 April, 2018 | Categories:
Education, News, Public Affairs
Media Note (Monrovia, March 22, 2018) — A U.S. navy helicopter participating in Exercise Obangame Express 2018 will be landing at the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia on March 24. Exercise Obangame Express 2018, which is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime security, and information-sharing practices to enhance the ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 23 March, 2018 | Categories:
News, Press Releases
On February 28, Charge d’Affaires a.i. Sam Watson was in Salala, Bong County, to speak at the “Future Leaders Conference” organized by the National Service Learning Institute. In addition to his stop at the conference, the Charge also paid a visit to a Salala health facility funded by the U.S. government through the USAID “Fixed ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 2 March, 2018 | Categories:
News
U.S. Embassy Monrovia informs U.S. citizens that a student protest is currently taking place near the University of Liberia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There are reports of tires being burned on the road across from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Heavy congestion and traffic delays are expected until the protesters disperse. U.S. government ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 2 February, 2018 | Categories:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
On January 23, the Presidential Delegation from the United States attending the inauguration of President George Weah met with the newly inaugurated leader. Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State, led the U.S. delegation. During the bilateral meeting, President Weah and Under Secretary Shannon discussed the United States’ and ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 24 January, 2018 | Categories:
News
On January 12, 2018, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf inducted U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Christine Elder into the Order of the Star of Africa, with the Grade of Grand Band. In accepting the honor on behalf of the United States, Ambassador Elder noted, “I fully recognize that (this honor) is reflective of the broad and deep ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 22 January, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, News
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Kairat Umarov (Kazakhstan): The members of the Security Council congratulated the Liberian people and Government, as well as political leaders, civil society organizations and the media, for the peaceful conduct of the 26 December 2017 presidential runoff election. They congratulated the two candidates for the ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 9 January, 2018 | Categories:
Press Releases
Happy 2018, everyone. Great to be back here with you again; looking forward to working with you for another year. The United States – and this is what we’d like to start out with today on – we’d like to congratulate the people of Liberia and the President-elect Weah on the peaceful, well-executed final round ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 4 January, 2018 | Categories:
Press Releases
The United States congratulates the people of Liberia on the successful conclusion of the presidential runoff election, and President-elect George Weah on his victory. This is Liberia’s first peaceful transfer of power from one democratically elected head of state to another in decades, and represents a major milestone for Liberia’s democracy. The United States commends ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 30 December, 2017 | Categories:
News, President of the United States, Press Releases
The U.S. Embassy advises U.S. citizens residing in or traveling to Liberia that Liberia’s National Elections Commission has announced that the Presidential run-off election will be held on Tuesday, December 26. Rallies, demonstrations, or protests could occur with little notice. Any large event could provide an opportunity for criminal elements or terrorists to target participants ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 21 December, 2017 | Categories:
Security & Emergency Messages
(Monrovia, November 27, 2017) — The U.S. Embassy Monrovia, in partnership with Accountability Lab Liberia, organized a “Road to GES” event today to recognize and support the creative industries in Liberia and highlight the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) which will take place November 28-30 in Hyderabad, India. The theme of the Summit is “Women First, ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 27 November, 2017 | Categories:
Events, Press Releases
| Tags: Road to GES Liberia Promotes
Security Council Press Statement on Elections in Liberia The members of the Security Council congratulated the Liberian people and Government as well as political leaders, civil society organizations, and the media, for the peaceful conduct of October 10 presidential and House of Representative elections. They commended international partners and UNMIL for their support in elections ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 24 November, 2017 | Categories:
News
(Monrovia, November 15, 2017) — The U.S. Embassy in Monrovia was inspired by 1.5 million Liberians who expressed their commitment to and faith in democracy by voting in the October 10 elections. The U.S. Embassy underscores the importance of a peaceful transfer of power to a new democratically-elected president in January, as reflected in Liberia’s ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 15 November, 2017 | Categories:
News, Press Releases
| Tags: U.S. Embassy Statement on Liberia’s
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a new grant to the President’s Young Professionals Program (PYPP) to support the recruitment, training, and mentoring of qualified young Liberian professionals to assume key positions in the Liberian Civil Service. The grant also aims at building the capacity of young Liberians to promote good ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 30 October, 2017 | Categories:
Press Releases
The Department of State administers the Congressionally-mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program annually. Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides for a class of immigrants known as “diversity immigrants” from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States. For Fiscal Year 2019, 50,000 Diversity Visas (DVs) will be available. Applicants ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 26 October, 2017 | Categories:
News
| Tags: 2019 Diversity Visa Lottery Information
Due to technical issues, the registration period for DV-2019 is being restarted, and all entries made prior to October 18, 2017, will need to be resubmitted for the entrant to be considered. We regret the inconvenience to Diversity Visa entrants. In order to ensure fairness and protect the integrity of the process for all those ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 16 October, 2017 | Categories:
News
U.S. Embassy Monrovia informs U.S. citizens that a demonstration is currently gathering near the National Elections Commission headquarters on Tubman Boulevard in Sinkor. Heavy congestion and traffic delays are expected on Tubman Boulevard and the surrounding areas. Even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and escalate into violence. Avoid areas of demonstrations, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 12 October, 2017 | Categories:
Security & Emergency Messages
| Tags: Security Message for U.S. Citizens
As a longstanding friend, the United States applauds the people of Liberia for exercising their democratic right to vote in the historic presidential and legislative elections. This is an important step toward achieving Liberia’s first peaceful transfer of power from one democratically-elected head of state to another in decades. We salute Liberia’s success in holding ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 12 October, 2017 | Categories:
News
| Tags: Liberia's Presidential
(Monrovia, October 6, 2017) — On October 10, Liberians will vote for a new President and for Members of the House of Representatives. The ballot begins a historic process toward the first peaceful transfer of power in Liberia from one democratically elected head of state to another since 1944. The United States applauds Liberia’s successes ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 6 October, 2017 | Categories:
Press Releases
| Tags: U.S. Embassy’s Statement
The U.S. Embassy alerts U.S. citizens residing in or traveling to Liberia that Liberia’s National Elections Commission has announced that the first round of Presidential and legislative elections will be held on Tuesday, October 10 with a second round in early November if a presidential run-off is needed. Rallies, demonstrations, or protests could occur with ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 6 October, 2017 | Categories:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
| Tags: elections, Security
(Monrovia, October 5, 2017) – Today in Congo Town, Liberia, the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) and U.S. Department of Defense Biosafety and Biosecurity Program marked the beginning of construction of a new facility which will serve as the headquarters of two new public health facilities that will enhance Liberia’s ability to diagnose ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 6 October, 2017 | Categories:
Press Releases
U.S. Embassy Monrovia informs U.S. citizens that political rallies are expected to take place in Monrovia on Friday and Saturday, October 6 and 7. The Congress for Democratic Change, Alternative National Congress, and Unity Party will be demonstrating in support of their candidates for President and Vice President of Liberia. Heavy congestion and traffic delays ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 5 October, 2017 | Categories:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
(Monrovia, September 25, 2017) – Today, the U.S. Embassy, on behalf of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education to implement the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program in Liberia. The program will be piloted this year by Peace Corps Volunteers in ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 25 September, 2017 | Categories:
Events, News
| Tags: United States and Liberia Sign Agreement
(Monrovia, August 29) – The United States Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) on Monday, August 28 launched the Accelerated Quality Education for Liberian Children (AQE) project. The project will provide quality basic education to out- of- school children in Liberia between ages 8-15. The new ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 6 September, 2017 | Categories:
Events, News
| Tags: U.S. Government and Ministry of Education
(Monrovia, August 18, 2017) – Today, Peace Corps is swearing in 54 new Peace Corps Volunteers who will serve two-year tours. These Volunteers will be placed at public junior high and high schools in 13 counties. On August 22, another group of 19 Volunteers will arrive. The group will be comprised of 13 educators who ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 6 September, 2017 | Categories:
Events, News
| Tags: 54 Two-Year Peace Corps Volunteers
On Monday, July 31st,NAYMOTE launched the fourth semester of its Young Political Leaders School. U.S. Ambassador Christine Elder was proud to serve as a keynote speaker, along with SRSG Farid Zarif of UNMIL. In her remarks, she urged, “As the week goes on, don’t forget to seek to understand what you have in common, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 3 August, 2017 | Categories:
Events, News
| Tags: Ambassador Elder Promotes Peaceful Elections
For Immediate Release Remarks by Dr. Thomas E. Price, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, at Joint Press Conference with Liberia’s Minister of Health Dr. Bernice Dahn VIP Lounge, Roberts International Airport; May 17, 2017 (As prepared, not as delivered) Hello, I’m Dr. Tom Price, and I have the honor of serving as the Secretary ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 18 May, 2017 | Categories:
Events, Press Releases
(Monrovia, May 5, 2017) — We congratulate the Government and people of Liberia for their vibrant democracy and their successful voter registration process. We are initiating a series of private discussions with presidential aspirants of political parties who wish to engage with the U.S. Embassy. The first dialogue took place today with Cllr. Dr. Jallah ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 5 May, 2017 | Categories:
Press Releases
| Tags: U.S. Embassy Officials
The U.S. Embassy informs U.S. citizens that health authorities in Liberia have ruled out the possibility of Ebola relating to an illness that has killed ten people in Greenville/Sinoe County and one person in Montserrado County. Eight individuals are currently undergoing medical treatment. Liberia’s Chief Medical Officer confirmed that while laboratory tests of the specimens ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 28 April, 2017 | Categories:
Security & Emergency Messages
Partnership for Research on Ebola Virus in Liberia (PREVAIL) Liberia – U.S. Joint Clinical Research Partnership PREVAIL V/PREVAC Vaccine Study PRESS RELEASE Liberia Expands Large-Scale Ebola Vaccine Study For Immediate Release Monrovia: Monday, April 3, 2017– The Partnership for Research on Ebola Virus in Liberia, PREVAIL, announced today the expansion of the Ebola vaccine study ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 4 April, 2017 | Categories:
Ebola, Press Releases
(Monrovia, March 27, 2017) — The Joint West Africa Research Group (JWARG) today begins a week-long clinical course in tropical and emerging infectious diseases for clinicians and lab professionals in Monrovia, Liberia. This training will help strengthen clinical skills needed to enhance research capability in West Africa. The 2014 Ebola epidemic highlighted gaps in local ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 28 March, 2017 | Categories:
Press Releases
For Immediate Release Monrovia, March 22, 2017 Monrovia, Liberia – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with the Government of Liberia (GoL), today launched the USAID Digital Liberia and e-Government Project in Monrovia. In support of the GoL’s e-Government Strategy, the Digital Liberia and e-Government Project will improve the GoL’s ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 23 March, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Press Releases
For Immediate Release Monrovia, March 7, 2016 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announces the award of a $33.9M contract to Education for Development Center for the implementation of USAID’s new Accelerated Quality Education for Liberia (AQE) activity, which focuses on over-age and out-of-school learners whose education was disrupted by the prolonged civil ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 7 March, 2017 | Categories:
Education, Press Releases
Media Note Monrovia, Liberia February 27, 2017 U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Christine Elder traveled to Lofa County on February 24. During the visit, Ambassador Elder had meetings with County Superintendent George Dunor together with members of the community, as well as regional field office representatives of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). The Ambassador also ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 27 February, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Press Releases
Five outstanding Liberian civil society leaders were recognized last week during the first ever Liberia Development Awards gala. Held on January 31, 2017, the ceremony presented awards for outstanding achievements in in health, education, agricultural, business and civil society. Award winners included:
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 9 February, 2017 | Categories:
Agriculture, Business, Economic Affairs, Education, Events, News, Press Releases
January 10, 2017 The U.S.-Liberia Partnership Dialogue took place on January 10, 2017 in Washington, DC to build on the special historical and bilateral ties between the two countries and to convene four working groups focused on: Overcoming Challenges to Liberia’s Economy, Expanding Agriculture Production and Trade; Enhancing Liberia’s Investment and Infrastructure Climate; and Supporting ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 12 January, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Events, Press Releases
U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield and MCC Deputy CEO Nancy Lee Attend Mt. Coffee Commissioning Ceremony MONROVIA (December 15, 2016) — Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nancy Lee joined Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and international partners ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 15 December, 2016 | Categories:
Press Releases
PRESS RELEASE Monrovia, Liberia (November 28, 2016): The U.S. Embassy Monrovia and the Monrovia Football Academy are holding a four-day sports diplomacy program with Jill Ellis, the U.S. Women’s National Team Coach and 2015 FIFA Coach of the Year, from November 29-December 2. Ellis will be accompanied by Ashlyn Harris, champion goalkeeper for the U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 1 December, 2016 | Categories:
Press Releases
Dear Young Leaders, We hope this message finds you well. President Obama’s Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI), the Accra Regional Leadership Centre (RLC), is now accepting applications from young leaders between the ages of 18 to 35 years old in Business and Entrepreneurship, Civil Society Leadership and Public Sector Management. To apply/register online and to find out if you ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 30 November, 2016 | Categories:
Events
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 22, 2016 – The U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) recently released its fiscal year
2017 scorecards – a key component in the agency’s annual competitive selection process that determines which countries will receive MCC development funds – and Liberia once again passed the scorecard. Liberia passed 10 of the 20 indicators on the ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 21 November, 2016 | Categories:
Press Releases
International student enrollment in the U.S. tops one million for the first time Students from Liberia increased by 22% to 205 total number in the 2015-16 school year November 18, 2016 – An increasing number of students are crossing the globe to gain practical, international experience that they can apply in their careers and life in ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 18 November, 2016 | Categories:
Press Releases
| Tags: International student enrollment in the U.S.
October 25, 2016 PRESS RELEASE Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Visits Monrovia, MCC’s Investment in Mount Coffee Rehabilitation MONROVIA— Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation, Dana J. Hyde, visited Liberia over the last two days, as part of the MCC Powering Africa trip. CEO Hyde is visiting partner countries where MCC is ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 26 October, 2016 | Categories:
News, Press Releases
Monrovia, October 13, 2016 – Results from the PREVAIL II clinical trial of ZMapp, an experimental treatment for Ebola virus disease (EVD), have been published by an international research team in the October 13th issue of the The New England Journal of Medicine. Overall, ZMapp was safe and well-tolerated, and when delivered along with the ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 17 October, 2016 | Categories:
Press Releases
(Monrovia, October 7, 2016) Today, as part of the Let Girls Learn initiative, 22 Liberian girls will travel to the United States to celebrate the International Day of the Girl with U.S. First Lady, Michelle Obama. The 22 girls were selected due to their participation in educational programs supported by the Peace Corps, U.S. Agency ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 7 October, 2016 | Categories:
Education, News, Press Releases
By U.S. Mission Liberia | 20 September, 2016 | Categories:
Commercial Opportunities
(Monrovia, August 15, 2016) – United States Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts has reaffirmed the commitment of the United States to helping Liberia consolidate its democratic gains and rebuild its infrastructure and health care system. Senator Markey spoke in Monrovia last Friday at the end of a three-day visit to Liberia by a United States ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 15 August, 2016 | Categories:
Press Releases
| Tags: The United States Remains Committed
(Monrovia, August 10, 2016) – A United States Congressional Delegation arrives in Liberia today on a three-day visit that is expected to include talks with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and senior Liberian government officials. The delegation includes Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts, as well as Representatives Karen Bass of California, and Carolyn Maloney of New ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 11 August, 2016 | Categories:
Press Releases
| Tags: United States Congressional Delegation
(Monrovia, August 11, 2016) – Operation Onward Liberty (OOL) today concluded its six-year mentoring and advising mission to assist the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) in building a professional military that is responsible for the country’s security, that is respectful of rule of law, and that is answerable to civilian authority. The AFL has made ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 11 August, 2016 | Categories:
Press Releases
| Tags: Operation Onward Liberty (OOL)
Monrovia, Liberia (July 25, 2016) – The Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, today signed a commitment letter for a $20 million direct loan to International Bank Liberia Limited (IBLL) to support lending in sectors such as construction, services, manufacturing, agribusiness, hospitality, and transportation. The project seeks to foster jobs and ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 26 July, 2016 | Categories:
Press Releases
| Tags: IBLL, OPIC, Pan African Capital Group
By Elizabeth Littlefield The author is President and CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the development finance institution of the United States government. As you gather to celebrate Liberia’s Independence Day, you have much to be proud of. Your country, battered by the Ebola epidemic during the past two years, has achieved zero ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 26 July, 2016 | Categories:
News
U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Christine Elder attended a ceremony at Monrovia City Hall on July 1 to mark the formal turnover of responsibilities for public safety by the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to the Liberian security forces. Over the past few years as UNMIL has drawn down, the Government of Liberia has increasingly taken over responsibility ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 6 July, 2016 | Categories:
News
| Tags: U.S. Embassy Attends Liberian Security Transition
Monrovia-July 4, 2016: The Liberia-U.S. Clinical Research Partnership known as PREVAIL today announced the start of a new study in male survivors of Ebola at the JFK Medical Center in Sinkor. The study–called PREVAIL IV, or the Persistent Ebola Virus Study—is designed to find out if an investigational drug called GS-5734 can safely get rid ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 5 July, 2016 | Categories:
Press Releases
| Tags: PREVAIL Launches Study
(Monrovia, June 27, 2016) –First Lady Michelle Obama visited Liberia today to highlight the importance of girls’ education and make new commitments on behalf of the U.S. Government to the Let Girls Learn initiative. While in Liberia, the First Lady met with President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who has made the education of girls a cornerstone of ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 30 June, 2016 | Categories:
Press Releases
| Tags: Michelle Obama
On June 23 the newly arrived U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, the Honorable Christine Elder presented her Letter of Credence to Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. President Sirleaf accepted her credentials and warmly welcomed Ambassador Elder to Liberia, expressing her appreciation for the excellent, long-term relationship between the United States and Liberia, and especially for the recent ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 25 June, 2016 | Categories:
News
Christine Elder is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. She was sworn in June 20, 2016 as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia, and arrived in Monrovia June 22 to assume her responsibilities. She previously served as the Director for Southern African Affairs, with responsibility for U.S. relations with ten countries ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 23 June, 2016 | Categories:
Ambassador
| Tags: U.S. Ambassador to Liberia
Celebrate democracy this 4th of July by taking the necessary steps to vote in the 2016 U.S. elections! In order to vote in the November 2016 elections, all overseas U.S. citizens need to have completed a
Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) in 2016. Whether you are a first-time voter or have already received ballots and voted absentee in past elections, ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 18 June, 2016 | Categories:
Press Releases
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the First Lady FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2016 As part of the
Let Girls Learn initiative, the First Lady will make stops outside Monrovia and in Marrakech to highlight the US Government’s work to help adolescent girls go to school and stay in school; in Madrid, the First Lady will speak to ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 16 June, 2016 | Categories:
Press Releases
| Tags: Michelle Obama
Embassy Monrovia is happy to announce that Charles Cooper of Cookshop.biz, and Naomi Tulay-Solanke of Community Healthcare Initiative, will attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), which will take place June 22-24, 2016 in Palo Alto, California. They will be joining more than 700 entrepreneurs from around the world along with investors, speakers, and leaders in ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 14 June, 2016 | Categories:
Press Releases
By Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State To secure a peaceful and prosperous future for its youngest citizens, Liberia must ensure that they will have ample opportunity to succeed as the country enters its second decade of post-conflict stability. Membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) will provide a ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 9 June, 2016 | Categories:
News
| Tags: Why Liberia Needs to Join the WTO
Your vote counts! Did you know that many U.S. elections for house and senate have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of ballots cast by absentee voters? All states are required to count every absentee ballot as long as it is valid and reaches local election officials by the absentee ballot receipt ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 5 June, 2016 | Categories:
Messages for U.S. Citizens
(Monrovia, April 27, 2016) – U.S. Department of State’s Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins is visiting Liberia April 26-29 to participate in a two-day conference celebrating Lab Week. Ambassador Jenkins will speak about Liberia’s participation in the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) and will lead a workshop on Biosafety and Biosecurity. She ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 27 April, 2016 | Categories:
Press Releases
| Tags: Senior State Department Official Promotes Global Health
Peace Corps-Liberia recently swore in its third group of Response Volunteers for six months to one year of service in communities throughout Liberia. The swearing-in ceremony brings the total number of Volunteers in Liberia to 23. The next group of Volunteers is expected this summer and will mark a return to full capacity by Peace ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 18 March, 2016 | Categories:
News
| Tags: Peace Corps Volunteers Sworn In, US Mission
The U.S. Treasury ’s Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) and the Liberia Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) launched a joint effort on February 23, 2016 to develop Liberia’s ability to combat money laundering and counter the financing of terrorism. The Office of Technical Assistance is comprised of five subject-matter teams focused on technical assistance to governments ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 16 March, 2016 | Categories:
Events, News
| Tags: U.S. Treasury and Financial Intelligence Unit
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) today announced the launch of a joint effort with the Government of Liberia to develop the country’s anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism regime. “The United States Treasury’s Office of Technical Assistance has been impressed by the commitment of Liberian counterparts to ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 22 February, 2016 | Categories:
Press Releases
| Tags: U.S. Office of Technical Assistance and Liberia
On February 10, Charge d’Affaires Mark Boulware (center) dedicated a multi-purpose building at Edward Binyah Barracks for the Armed Forces of Liberia, along with Honorable Brownie Samukai, Jr., Liberian Minister of Defense. Two buildings were constructed by the AFL and the Michigan Army National Guard engineer soldiers working shoulder-to-shoulder in four rotations from November 2015 – February ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 10 February, 2016 | Categories:
Events, News
| Tags: AFL Recruiting Program
1. From
S Papay Kamara : I want to know from the ambassador what is her expectations of Liberia in those coming years I cannot predict the future, but my fervent hope is that Liberia continues down the road of development, expanding its economy to the benefit of all its citizens; and that the roots of democracy that Liberia ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 2 December, 2015 | Categories:
Speeches
| Tags: Ambassador Answers 20 Questions
On November 20, the Liberian Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed that three cases of Ebola Virus Disease were found in Montserrado County. According to the MOH the three confirmed cases are confined to a single family. Representatives from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
World Health Organization ), and experts in viral diseases are assisting ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 20 November, 2015 | Categories:
Ebola, Security & Emergency Messages
Four coordinators of American Spaces completed a rigorous three-day training at the Embassy the week of September 21 as part of their annual training. American Spaces, which are small-scale American-style libraries hosted by educational partners, provide publics outside Monrovia with access to information about the United States. Ambassador Deborah Malac, pictured here with the group, ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 21 September, 2015 | Categories:
News
| Tags: 4 Coordinators of American Spaces
Ambassador Deborah Malac hosted a reception September 17 in honor of Liberia’s 16 2015 #MandelaFellows after their return from the United States. U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac hosted a reception Thursday evening in honor of Liberia’s 16 2015
#MandelaFellows after their return from the United States. The honorees mingled with other program alumni, Liberian government officials, business ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 21 September, 2015 | Categories:
News
| Tags: YALI 2015 Fellows
Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount County – The United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of Liberia (GoL), has inaugurated a new water pipeline extension system that will provide potable water to 200 households and over 1,000 people in Robertsport City, Grand Cape Mount County. The new pipeline, ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 4 September, 2015 | Categories:
News
| Tags: U.S. and Liberian Officials Commission
Minister of Health Dr. Bernice Dahn; U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Deborah Malac; and representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Ebola Program participated on August 21 in a dedication ceremony of the Emergency Operations Center in Monrovia. In the summer of 2014 during the ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 21 August, 2015 | Categories:
News
| Tags: Embassy, MOH Dedicate
CDC Director Tom Frieden fields a question during a press conference on August 5 with Ambassador Deborah Malac. Along with U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac, CDC Director Tom Frieden welcomes participants to the first class in the Field Epidemiology Training Program to be held in Liberia. Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 5 August, 2015 | Categories:
News
| Tags: Dr. Tom Frieden Makes Third Visit to Liberia, U.S. CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden Makes Third Visit
CDC Director Tom Frieden fields a question during a press conference on August 5 with Ambassador Deborah Malac. Along with U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac, CDC Director Tom Frieden welcomes participants to the first class in the Field Epidemiology Training Program to be held in Liberia. Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 4 August, 2015 | Categories:
News
| Tags: U.S. CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden Makes Third Visit to Liberia
A week-long pre-departure orientation kicked off Thursday, July 30, for eight Liberian high school students who will be participating in the 2015-2016 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange Study (YES) program at high schools across the United States. Ambassador Deborah Malac stopped by the orientation to wish the students well and exhort them to represent Liberia to their ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 30 July, 2015 | Categories:
Events, News
| Tags: Youth Exchange Study Students (YES)
Gbarnway, Lofa County –The United States Government has turned over the completed and operational Gbarnway Solar Electricity Pilot Project to the people of Gbarnway in Lofa County. The project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is a 24 kilowatt renewable off-grid electricity system that will provide power to 152 households, 5 ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 24 July, 2015 | Categories:
News
| Tags: U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Hands over Solar Energy
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I send best wishes to the people of Liberia as you celebrate 168 years of independence on July 26. The United States and Liberia share a bond that dates to the first days of your republic. Together, we will continue to work toward ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 23 July, 2015 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: John Kerry
U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac paid calls on two Muslim communities in Monrovia on July 14 to extend the United States’ greetings marking Ramadan. The Mosques included the New Georgia Estate Junction Mosque in Gardnerville and the 17th Street Mosque in Sinkor. Ambassador Malac met with Liberian Muslim clerics and expressed sentiments on behalf of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 15 July, 2015 | Categories:
News
On June 29, the Liberian Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed that a case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) was found in Lower Margibi County. Representatives from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USAID Ebola Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), and experts in viral diseases are assisting the MOH with case identification, reporting, ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 2 July, 2015 | Categories:
Ebola, Security & Emergency Messages
(Monrovia) – U.S. Embassy Monrovia hosted a colorful ceremony on Thursday, July 2, 2015 in observance of the 239thIndependence Day celebration of the United States of America. The ceremony took place at the Executive Pavilion in Monrovia. In her welcoming remarks to guests, U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac commended the Liberian government, especially health workers and ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 2 July, 2015 | Categories:
Events, News
| Tags: U.S. Embassy Monrovia Hosts 239th, U.S. Embassy Monrovia Hosts 239th Independence, U.S. Embassy Monrovia Hosts 239th Independence Day
(Monrovia) – U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac has sworn in the first batch of five Peace Corps Response Volunteers who returned to the country after Liberia was declared Ebola free by the World Health Organization on May 9, 2015. More than 100 Peace Corps Volunteers were evacuated from Liberia almost a year ago due to the ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 25 June, 2015 | Categories:
News
For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY KERRY June 17, 2015 On Ramadan On behalf of the U.S. Department of State, Teresa and I wish all Muslims a happy and blessed Ramadan. Ramadan is a season for heightened reflection, worship, compassion, and community. For Muslims everywhere, this special month provides spiritual nourishment and reinforces appreciation for ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 17 June, 2015 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: John Kerry
The U.S. Government has announced it is modifying its enhanced Ebola entry screening and monitoring program for travelers entering the United States from Liberia. As of June 17, 2015, travelers arriving in the United States from Liberia will still have their temperatures taken, be asked about their health and will need to provide local contact ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 17 June, 2015 | Categories:
Ebola, News
Monrovia, Liberia, June 10, 2015 – The 48th Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Brigade has cased its colors to signify the end of its participation in Operation United Assistance (OUA)-TAC. OUA was part of the overall ‘whole of U.S. Government’ response to assist Liberia in getting rid of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The brigade ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 10 June, 2015 | Categories:
News
The U.S. Embassy has received reports of possible evictions scheduled for Friday, June 5, 2015. These may take place in Gardnersville Township in the area around the refinery at L.P.R. Compound on Somalia Drive. These events have the potential to lead to protests or possible riots. There could be a strong likelihood of crowds and ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 4 June, 2015 | Categories:
Security & Emergency Messages
Salala, Bong County – U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac met with hundreds of Liberian officials, university administrators, high school faculty, students and beneficiaries of U.S.-funded health, education and small business projects during a week-long road trip through Southeastern and Central Liberia. Ambassador Malac visited Maryland, River Gee, Grand Gedeh, Nimba and Bong Counties from April 13-17. ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 1 June, 2015 | Categories:
News
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Associate Administrator Eric Postel will visit Liberia May 13-16, 2015. His trip, part of a three-country tour that will take him to Guinea and Sierra Leone, will focus on USAID’s development assistance supporting post-Ebola recovery efforts in West Africa. During his visit, Associate Administrator Postel will meet with ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 11 May, 2015 | Categories:
News
On May 4, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta downgraded its travel alert from a Level 3 (Avoid Nonessential Travel) to a Level 2 (Practice Enhanced Precautions) for Liberia. Currently, there are no known cases of Ebola in Liberia. As of April 18, 2015, contacts of Liberia’s last known Ebola patient have ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 18 April, 2015 | Categories:
Ebola, News
The U.S. Embassy has received reports that the rioting which occurred yesterday in the Red Light and ELWA Junction areas is currently under control. The Embassy continues to urge U.S. citizens to remain vigilant – staying aware of their surroundings and avoiding large groups or demonstrations whenever possible. We strongly recommend that U.S. citizens enroll ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 17 April, 2015 | Categories:
Security & Emergency Messages
The U.S. Embassy has received reports of rioting in the Red Light District, in recent hours, which has reportedly spread to the ELWA Junction area of Monrovia. Due to growing security concerns, the Embassy strongly urges all U.S. citizens to avoid those areas until further notice. We strongly recommend that U.S. citizens enroll in the ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 16 April, 2015 | Categories:
Security & Emergency Messages
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I want to welcome Presidents Sirleaf, Koroma and Condé. The United States has a long partnership with Liberia and Sierra Leone and Guinea — partnerships that prove to be critical in the fight against Ebola. We’re here to assess progress today and to look ahead. We begin by noting the incredible losses ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 16 April, 2015 | Categories:
Ebola, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Barack Obama
U.S. Ambassador Deborah R. Malac has applauded the works of alumni of the 2014 Mandela Washington Fellowship – Liberia. Ambassador Malac said upon the return of the Fellows from their program, they immediately and actively got involved in the fight against Ebola in Liberia. “They have been working 24/7, raising the public’s awareness about Ebola ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 14 April, 2015 | Categories:
Ambassador, News
U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Sheila Paskman has urged Liberian journalists to practice more responsible journalism, and she underscored the need for them to help build a strong democratic society through the dissemination of accurate and reliable information to the public. “Democracy cannot work if people do not know what is going on,” DCM Paskman ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 26 March, 2015 | Categories:
Deputy Chief of Mission, News
Monrovia, Liberia, March 20, 2015 –The 48th Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Brigade has uncased its colors and assumed command of the Operation United Assistance (TAC-OUA) mission from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). “Today’s uncasing ceremony is a milestone in the history of the 48thChemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Brigade since its activation at ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 20 March, 2015 | Categories:
News
Monrovia, March 12—U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac was among several speakers who participated in the African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program Liberia (AWEP-L’s) commemoration of International Women’s Day (IWD) in Tappita, Nimba County. March 8 is designated as International Women’s Day, and every year celebrations are held worldwide to highlight women’s social, political, and economic achievements. AWEP-L, an ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 18 March, 2015 | Categories:
News
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release February 20, 2015 On Friday, February 27, President Obama will welcome President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia to the White House. President Sirleaf’s visit comes at a time of critical cooperation between the United States and Liberia. As President Obama announced last week, the ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 27 February, 2015 | Categories:
Events, News
| Tags: Press Release
The U.S.-Liberia relationship dates back nearly 200 years and is stronger than ever as we continue working together to get to zero Ebola cases. Liberia, under the leadership of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has emerged from over a decade of war to be a key champion of democracy, peace, and development. The U.S. is Liberia’s ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 25 February, 2015 | Categories:
News
The U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary for Health, Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs, Jimmy Kolker, MPA, and Deputy Chief of Staff Dawn O’Connel will visit Liberia and Guinea for three days this week to visit Ebola response sites in the region. In Liberia, they will tour the Monrovia Medical Unit (MMU), ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 23 February, 2015 | Categories:
News
Gbarnga, Bong County –Smallholder farmers have had tremendous results increasing their crop yields in the past year through new planting practices, improved seeds and technical support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Together with the War Affected Women Educational Empowerment Program (WAWEEP), USAID is working to improve food security in Liberia by ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 20 February, 2015 | Categories:
News
Monrovia, February 13, 2015 – The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce that medical examinations for all immigrant visa and diversity visa applicants will resume in Liberia on February 16, 2015. A medical examination completed by an approved panel physician is a requirement for all immigrant and diversity visa applications. Visa applicants in Liberia previously ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 13 February, 2015 | Categories:
News
Barkedu, Lofa County – U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac has officially handed over the keys to the new Barkedu Health Center, which was funded with U.S. Government support, to Lofa County Health Officer Dr. Joseph Bolongei. During a ceremony, Ambassador Malac complimented county and local officials and members of the community for working to improve health ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 27 January, 2015 | Categories:
News
On August 7, 2014 the U.S. Department of State issued a Travel Warning advising against non-essential travel to Liberia. After review of health conditions, the U.S. Department of State ordered the departure of family members residing with Embassy staff in Monrovia. The Embassy recommended this action out of an abundance of caution following the determination ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 21 January, 2015 | Categories:
Messages for U.S. Citizens
United States Senator from Delaware, Christopher Coons, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, travelled to Monrovia, Liberia to review the international efforts to stop the spread of the Ebola virus and visit U.S. military servicemen and women deployed as part of Operation United Assistance. “Ebola has claimed the lives of almost ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 15 January, 2015 | Categories:
Ebola, News
The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Tom Frieden, traveled to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea in December 2014 to determine how the West African countries are doing in the fight against Ebola and what further measures need to be taken to eradicate the epidemic. “I am here to try to ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 13 January, 2015 | Categories:
Ebola, News
The diplomatic community in Liberia and the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) look forward to a free, fair, transparent, and peaceful process for the Special Senatorial Elections scheduled for 20 December 2014. Recognising that this is a sovereign process, we call on all stakeholders to help ensure all eligible Liberians are able to participate ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 20 December, 2014 | Categories:
News
Senatorial elections will be held on Saturday December 20, 2014. Election candidates are expected to hold campaign events beginning Monday December 15 through 6:00pm on Friday December 19. Provisional election results are expected to be announced early in the week of December 22. While regulations in place prohibit large gatherings, these restrictions will be largely ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 16 December, 2014 | Categories:
Security & Emergency Messages
D’Geedawoi Johnson and Robert Kpoto came to the Monrovia Medical Unit (MMU) after being confirmed with the Ebola virus disease while providing care in Liberia, but today, December 8, 2014, both men walked out under clear skies on a warm day ready to reunite with their families. D’Geedawoi stops just long enough to look back ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 15 December, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, News
Due to an outbreak of EVD in the West African nations of Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Mali, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued Level 3 Travel Warnings for Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone advising against non-essential travel and a Level 2 Travel Alert for Mali, to practice enhanced precautions for avoidance ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 10 December, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, Messages for U.S. Citizens
Monrovia, December 5 – U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield and other members of a high-level U.S. delegation travelled to Monrovia, Liberia December 2-4, 2014 to review the U.S. Government’s Ebola response efforts and to review what steps will need to be taken in a post-Ebola West Africa. The delegation included ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 9 December, 2014 | Categories:
News
The U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps has announced that two patients, both Liberian healthcare workers, were released Monday from the Monrovia Medical Unit (MMU). Both patients have recovered from Ebola and are virus-free. Stanley Sayonkon, a 42-year-old nurse, and Mark Tate, a 43-year-old clinic records specialist, were admitted to the MMU, a 25-bed ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 26 November, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, News
On November 13, Liberia’s state of emergency, initially announced on August 6, was lifted. At that time, border and weekly markets were allowed to re-open (unless they are near an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) hotspot) and authorities are making plans for the eventual opening of schools. However, Liberia’s existing Public Health Law mandates that the ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 26 November, 2014 | Categories:
Messages for U.S. Citizens
MONROVIA, Liberia – November 7, 2014 – U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, Deborah R. Malac and Rear Admiral Scott F. Giberson joined Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 to mark the inauguration of the Monrovia Medical Unit (MMU), a 25-bed field hospital located in Margibi County, Liberia. The facility, expected to be fully ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 7 November, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, News
In an effort to enhance global awareness and increase the levels of support from the international community, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power spent Tuesday, October 28th in Liberia as part of a larger tour of Ebola affected countries in the region. “President Obama asked me to come to the region as ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 27 October, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, News
Two additional mobile testing labs from the U.S. Government, which were flown into Liberia last weekend, have already been installed and are up and running at the Ebola Treatment Units at Island Clinic and in Bong County. The U.S. Navy laboratories, part of the ongoing Joint Forces Command-United Assistance, reduce the time needed to determine ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 3 October, 2014 | Categories:
News
U.S. military C-17s landed at Roberts International Airport over the weekend carrying key pieces of U.S. military equipment to aid in the anti-Ebola fight: two mobile Ebola testing labs and equipment to build the 25-bed field hospital for health care workers. The mobile labs will be placed at the Ebola Treatment Centers (ETUs) at Island ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 29 September, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, News
MONROVIA, Liberia—One of the saddest things about the Ebola outbreak in Liberia is the inability for many patients to get treatment. In Dolo Town recently, I watched a father carry his ailing son in a wheelbarrow to the clinic for treatment, but they did not have the capacity to help. He had been calling the ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 25 September, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, News
A total of three C-17 U.S. military aircrafts have so far flown into Liberia with assorted U.S. military equipment and personnel for the anti-Ebola fight. More than 50 military personnel, including engineers and airfield specialists, have been brought in as part of the advance team. The cargo includes heavy duty engineering equipment, medical supplies, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 22 September, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, News
A C-17 U.S. military aircraft arrived in Liberia Thursday with the first shipment of increased U.S. military equipment and personnel for the anti-Ebola fight, which was promised by President Barack Obama in a speech September 16 at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. The cargo included a heavy duty forklift, a ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 19 September, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola
“Good afternoon, everybody. Please be seated. I want to thank Dr. Frieden and everybody here at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for welcoming me here today. Tom and his team just gave me an update on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, our efforts to help mobilize the international community to fight it, ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 17 September, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Barack Obama
U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac held a media roundtable with 30 Liberian journalists Tuesday to screen the video of President Barack Obama’s message to the people of West Africa about the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and to give them an overview of the $19.6 million the United States has committed to fight the disease. In his ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 2 September, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Barack Obama
The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to screening procedures, travel restrictions, and reduced aviation transportation options in response to the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. This Travel Alert will expire on February 27, 2015. Due to an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the West African ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 28 August, 2014 | Categories:
Messages for U.S. Citizens
On August 24, the U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Ebola Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), airlifted more than 16 tons of medical equipment and emergency supplies to Liberia for the Ebola response. The shipment included 10,000 sets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), two water treatment units and two ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 27 August, 2014 | Categories:
News
The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Tom Frieden, met with the Ministers of Health and Social Welfare and of Internal Affairs, Dr. Walter Gwenigale and Morris Dukuly, on Tuesday for an overview of the Liberian government’s response to the Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than 700 Liberians. At ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 27 August, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, News
CDC Director Dr. Frieden and team meet with Dr. Lyndon G. Mabande, Medical Director at the Firestone Hospital, Dr. Benedict Wolo, a physician at the hospital, and President/General Manager of the Firestone Rubber Plantation, Ed Garcia
Dr. Frieden addresses journalists at a press conference Wednesday at the Ministry of Information. Seated behind him are Information ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 27 August, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, News
A high-level delegation of U.S. medical experts and emergency responders, led by Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dr. Tom Frieden , is in Liberia to see firsthand the impact of the Ebola outbreak, to assess response activities, and to hear from government officials, international partners, and health care workers in West Africa to see ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 25 August, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, News
On August 19, the Government of Liberia established a quarantine for the West Point community in Monrovia, and for Dolo Town in Margibi County due to confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease. The quarantine restricts movement in or out of these areas. U.S. citizens are advised to avoid the quarantined areas. The Government of Liberia ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 21 August, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, Security & Emergency Messages
The United States is stepping up its efforts to help contain the Ebola outbreak in Liberia and the other affected countries in West Africa by increasing the number of personnel, emergency supplies, and funding to the region. This week, the Ebola Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) —which is overseeing the overall U.S. Ebola response efforts—will ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 19 August, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, News
Due to the increase in demand for routine U.S. citizen services – including those associated with passports, visa pages, notary requests, and consular report of birth abroad applications – an appointment system has been instituted to provide efficient service and to avoid long wait times. Walk-in hours for routine U.S. citizen services are no longer ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 8 August, 2014 | Categories:
Security & Emergency Messages
As a result of the current outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the region, the U.S. Peace Corps in Liberia is on administrative Leave. The U.S. Embassy in Monrovia remains open and fully operational. There continues to be active transmission of (EVD) in Liberia, with the total number of cases of confirmed, probable, and suspected infection at ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 30 July, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, Messages for U.S. Citizens
The U. S. Department of State released its 2013 International Religious Freedom report on Liberia. The report says Liberia’s constitution, laws and policies protect religious freedom, and, in practice, the government generally respected religious freedom in the past year. There were no reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious affiliation, belief, or practice. ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 28 July, 2014 | Categories:
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There continues to be active transmission of Ebola virus disease in Liberia, with the total number of cases of confirmed, probable, and suspected infection at over 300. The most affected counties are Lofa, Montserrado, Bong, and Bomi. However, cases have been found in other counties as well. Representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 28 July, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, Messages for U.S. Citizens
Liberia National Day On behalf of President Obama and all Americans, I congratulate the people of Liberia as you observe 167 years of independence on July 26. Liberia and the United States share a special bond dating back to the first days of your republic. Centuries later, that bond is stronger than ever. We remain ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 26 July, 2014 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: John Kerry
(Monrovia, Thursday, July 24, 2014) — We are aware of reports that several Liberian government officials had their U.S. visas cancelled recently. Under U.S. law, we cannot comment on individual visa cases. That said, the partnership between the United States and Liberia remains strong. We have worked together through many difficult times. We are committed ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 24 July, 2014 | Categories:
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., USA — For the last 5 weeks, Samuel Duo of Liberia has been part of a group of 25 young African leaders from 19 sub-Saharan countries who have been studying civic leadership/engagement and nonprofit organization management at Wagner College, in the New York City borough of Staten Island. The Wagner College cohort ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 18 July, 2014 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Barack Obama
Monrovia, July 11 – Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac highlighted the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (YALI) Program and the upcoming U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit as examples of the countries’ close collaboration in remarks at a U.S. Independence Day reception (July 3). In addressing the audience of 750 government officials, ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 11 July, 2014 | Categories:
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Monrovia, Liberia—The U.S. Government has donated another supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the World Health Organization to support the international response to the Ebola outbreak which is affecting Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. The donation, including aprons, face masks, gowns, caps and cadaver bags, are in addition to a previous donation by the ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 3 July, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, News
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Washington Fellowship is the new flagship program of President Barack Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). This program will bring over 500 young leaders to the United States each year, beginning this summer, for leadership training and mentoring, and will create unique opportunities in Africa to put those new skills to practical use in propelling economic ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 29 June, 2014 | Categories:
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Zorzor, Lofa County – One hundred and fifty-six graduates were awarded pre-service “C” certificates, qualifying them to teach at the primary school level at a colorful ceremony witnessed by hundreds of people on the campus of the Zorzor Rural Teacher Training Institute (ZRTTI) on June 21. The graduates, mostly between the ages of 25 to 35 ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 24 June, 2014 | Categories:
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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom met with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and her key advisors June 20 during a two-day official visit to Liberia. The advisors present at the meeting included Minister of Foreign Affairs Augustine Ngafuan, Minister of State and Chief of Staff Dr. Edward McClain, Minister ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 23 June, 2014 | Categories:
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The U.S. Department of State has released its 2014 Trafficking in Person (TIP) report on Liberia and has praised Liberia for making substantial progress in combatting human trafficking although it says more work still needs to be done. The report says Government of Liberia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 20 June, 2014 | Categories:
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June 16, 2014: Recent reports confirm new cases of Ebola in Liberia as well as cases in neighboring Guinea and Sierra Leone. These cases are from the Foya area and from Montserrado County/Monrovia. The U.S. Embassy continues to monitor the situation closely and to support the efforts of Liberia’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) in its ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 16 June, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, Messages for U.S. Citizens
June 11, 2014: Recent reports confirm one new case of Ebola in Liberia as well as multiple cases in neighboring Guinea and Sierra Leone. The U.S. Embassy continues to monitor the situation closely and to support the efforts of Liberia’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) in its public health response. Experts from the U.S. have ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 11 June, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, Messages for U.S. Citizens
Gbarnga, Bong County — U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac has officially handed over a new goat quarantine facility to Liberia’s Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) outside Gbarnga, in Bong County. The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Food and Enterprise Development Program (FED), rehabilitated the former livestock facility so that it can ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 7 May, 2014 | Categories:
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There are no new reports of deaths in Liberia resulting from Ebola hemorrhagic fever. Medical experts from the U.S. continue to assist the Liberian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) in diagnosing suspected cases, tracing contacts, and training medical workers throughout the country. The U.S. Embassy continues to closely monitor the situation. Further information ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 6 May, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, Messages for U.S. Citizens
Saniquellie, Nimba County — U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac says the U.S. Government is making major investments to support Liberia’s agriculture sector and its agricultural education through the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Food and Enterprise Development program, known as FED. In an address (April 2) to 400 school administrators, faculty and students at Nimba County ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 24 April, 2014 | Categories:
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This Message is an update to the Message for U.S. Citizens sent on April 4, 2014. Representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), experts in viral diseases, have arrived in Liberia. They are assisting the Liberian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) with case ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 15 April, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, Messages for U.S. Citizens
Payee, Nimba County – U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac officially launched construction of a ‘feeder road’ from Bahn-Payee-Zuoplay, calling the groundbreaking ceremony the beginning of a major commitment by the U.S. Government to support farm-to-market road rehabilitation in Liberia. Alongside Ambassador Malac, Liberia’s Minister of Public Works, Antoinette Weeks, local officials and farmers all turned a ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 15 April, 2014 | Categories:
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Monrovia, April 8 – U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac has urged participants at a high-level ministerial meeting to analyze how the Liberian government can work with other stakeholders to coordinate its response to a major disaster and to identify how to improve its ability to manage disasters effectively. In opening the meeting, U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 14 April, 2014 | Categories:
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The U.S. Embassy in Monrovia has been advised that a woman confirmed to have Ebola has traveled to the Firestone Plantation Camp in Monrovia. The woman at Firestone contracted Ebola while caring for her sister who died of Ebola in Foya, Lofa County, Liberia. She was at Foya under observation in isolation, but unfortunately left ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 1 April, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, Security & Emergency Messages
On March 24, the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia posted a message on reported cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Guinea. At that time, the Government of Guinea confirmed the presence of the Ebola virus in the Nzérékoré (Guinee Forestiere) region, mostly in the administrative district of Gueckedo and in the town of Macenta. Symptoms include ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 28 March, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, Security & Emergency Messages
The Government of Guinea has confirmed the presence of the Ebola virus in the Nzérékoré (Guinee Forestiere) region, mostly in the administrative district of Gueckedo and in the town of Macenta. Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, a high fever and heavy bleeding. To date there have been recorded 80 cases in Guinea with 59 fatalities. No ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 24 March, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, Security & Emergency Messages
(Buchanan, Grand Bassa County) — The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has reiterated its commitment to helping Liberia reduce poverty and achieve food security. Speaking at the close of a back-to-school garden competition for over 2,500 young farmers in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, USAID Deputy Mission Director Barbara Dickson ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 21 March, 2014 | Categories:
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(Gbarnga, Liberia) — The Mission Director for the U.S. Agency for International Development in Liberia (USAID), John Mark Winfield, says civil society organizations (CSOs) and the media are important actors in the process of nation-building. In a keynote address at a Social Enterprise Development Business Plan Competition in Gbarnga, Bong County, the USAID Director acknowledged ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 21 March, 2014 | Categories:
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On Saturday, January 18, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Deborah Malac praised 19 Liberians for their hard work earning education-related master’s degrees urged them to use their skills, knowledge and abilities to further develop Liberia’s education sector. Her comments were delivered at the welcome back ceremony for those graduates who received scholarships from the U.S. Agency ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 21 March, 2014 | Categories:
Ambassador, News
(Monrovia, February 4, 2014) —The U.S. Government has donated US$2.2 million in equipment and facilities, including two pursuit boats, to the Liberian Coast Guard to enable it to better patrol and protect Liberia’s coastal waters. In addition to the 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement (SPC-LE) pursuit boats, the donation includes two Ford F-350 trucks, two ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 21 March, 2014 | Categories:
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(Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount) — U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac and USAID’s Global Water Coordinator, Chris Holmes, along with officials from the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC), joined local residents at a ground-breaking ceremony for a new pipeline that will bring clean drinking water to densely-populated areas of Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount County. At the ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 21 March, 2014 | Categories:
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing an additional $5 million to help combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The announcement brings USAID’s commitment for the Ebola response to nearly $19.6 million since the outbreak was first reported in March 2014. Jeremy Konyndyk, Director of USAID’s Office of U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 3 March, 2014 | Categories:
Ebola, News
The Acting Mission Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development in Liberia, Barbara Dickerson, says the Voter Registration Update is critical for Liberians to continue to exercise their right to vote. In remarks at the launch of the Civic and Voters Roll update, Acting Director Dickerson said there are an estimated 400,000 Liberians who ...
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By U.S. Mission Liberia | 8 January, 2014 | Categories:
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