On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, the U.S. Embassy hosted a virtual memorial ceremony to honor former Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency Director General Marcus Soko. Invited guests tuned in from Liberia, the United States, and Guinea to honor the memory and achievements of Soko, who died of COVID-19 one year ago, on April 23, 2020.
Ambassador Michael McCarthy joined his predecessor, former Ambassador to Liberia Christine Elder, in praising the law enforcement cooperation that Director General Soko fostered between the United States and Liberia through his close partnership with the U.S. Embassy’s Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). Participating from New York, Ambassador Elder and Deputy Chief of Mission Alyson Grunder met with Mr. Soko’s children Augustine, Hamega, and Marcus Melvin. Ambassador Elder presented the family with a framed certificate of appreciation from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and photos highlighting Director General Soko’s role in U.S.-Liberia partnership to stop the illegal drug trade and build the capacity of the LDEA.
On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, the U.S. Embassy hosted a virtual memorial ceremony to honor former Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency Director General Marcus Soko. Invited guests tuned in from Liberia, the United States, and Guinea to honor the memory and achievements of Soko, who died of COVID-19 one year ago, on April 23, 2020.
Ambassador Michael McCarthy joined his predecessor, former Ambassador to Liberia Christine Elder, in praising the law enforcement cooperation that Director General Soko fostered between the United States and Liberia through his close partnership with the U.S. Embassy’s Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). Participating from New York, Ambassador Elder and Deputy Chief of Mission Alyson Grunder met with Mr. Soko’s children Augustine, Hamega, and Marcus Melvin. Ambassador Elder presented the family with a framed certificate of appreciation from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and photos highlighting Director General Soko’s role in U.S.-Liberia partnership to stop the illegal drug trade and build the capacity of the LDEA.
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