Liberian President Sirleaf Speaks on U.S.’s Global Role
Channel: United States Institute of Peace
Date: 2017-09-26

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected female head of state and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, will soon mark her country’s first peaceful, democratic handover of a head of state to a successor since 1944. On September 25th, she joined the U.S. Institute of Peace, the International Republican Institute, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, the National Democratic Institute, and the National Endowment for Democracy  on Capitol Hill for a public address. Senator Chris Coons was the honorary host of the event.

For more information about this event, visit: https://www.usip.org/events/liberian-president-sirleaf-speaks-uss-global-role 

Liberia is scheduled to hold elections on October 10, paving the way for President Sirleaf to step down in January, after serving two six-year terms in office. She will visit Washington this month as she travels to New York for the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly.

President Sirleaf will reflect on U.S. support for Liberia under her administration, in aiding struggles such as the country’s transition from civil war and the 2014 Ebola epidemic, which she addressed in a previous USIP co-sponsored event in 2015. She also will call on the U.S. to continue its support for democracy, human rights and good governance in Africa and around the world.

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Keynote Address: 
Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
President of Liberia

Panel Participants:

Senator Christopher Coons
Delaware

Representative Ed Royce
California, 39th District

Welcoming Remarks:
Ambassador William Taylor
Executive Vice President, U.S. Institute of Peace

Moderator:
Tami Hultman
Chief Content and Strategy Officer, AllAfrica Global Media

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