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| President Sirleaf Meets with U.S. Congressional Delegation; Holds Bilateral Talks. |
 On Monday, July 2, a high-powered United States bipartisan Congressional delegation, headed by Congressmen David Dreier and David Price, held bilateral talks with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Monrovia. |
 President Sirleaf Meets with U.S. Congressional Delegation; Holds Bilateral Talks (Monday, 2nd July 2012).
On June 25, 2012, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf dedicated the Klay Agriculture and Vocational Training Center (KAVTC) in Klay District, Bomi County.
Ambassador Michael R. Arietti, US Chargé d’Affaires, Holds Talks with President Sirleaf (Thursday, 21st June 2012).
President Sirleaf Wraps up U.S. Trip with Memorable Visit to Smithsonian National Museum of African Art; Arrives Home on Wednesday (Thursday, 14th June 2012).
‘We Appreciate Those Who Come to Help Our People,’ President Sirleaf Tells Visiting Mercer University and American Jewish World Service Groups (Tuesday, 19th June 2012).
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| President Sirleaf Ends Five-Day Visit to Bong, Lofa Counties; Attends Honoring Program for Outgoing U.S. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield. |
 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf concluded a five-day visit to Bong and Lofa Counties, where she was honored at a Church ceremony, held meetings with various communities and dedicated development projects, and, in Voinjama, attended an honoring program for outgoing United States. |
President Sirleaf Ends Five-Day Visit to Bong, Lofa Counties; Attends Honoring Program for Outgoing U.S. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield (Thursday, 16th February 2012).
ECOWAS Holds 40th Ordinary Session with President Sirleaf in Attendance (Friday, 17th February 2012).
President Sirleaf Off to Nigeria for ECOWAS Summit (Thursday, 16th February 2012).
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| President Sirleaf Launches Consultations for Liberia’s 2030 Vision, As Dialogue Begins with Residents of Bomi, Cape Mount and Gbarpolu Counties. |
 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf travelled to Tubmanburg, Bomi County, on Thursday, where she launched the Vision 2030 Liberia Rising Regional Consultation, an exercise that will take her, during the rest of February. |
President Sirleaf Launches Consultations for Liberia’s 2030 Vision, As Dialogue Begins with Residents of Bomi, Cape Mount and Gbarpolu Counties (Thursday, 9th February 2012).
Boley's deportation is good news for human rights, says Cllr Verdier (Published: 2012-02-09 ).
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| President Sirleaf, New Chairperson of African Leaders Malaria Alliance, Returns Home after African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. |
 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf arrived home Tuesday evening from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where she attended the 18th Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, and also assumed Chairmanship of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance. |
President Sirleaf Receives Gift of Original League of Nations Documents About 1920s Liberia and Beyond, from Canadian Doctor (Wednesday, 1st February 2012).
President Sirleaf, New Chairperson of African Leaders Malaria Alliance, Returns Home after African Union Summit in Addis Ababa (Wednesday, 1st February 2012).
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| Departing UN Special Representative Ellen Løj Named Dame Grand Commander For Distinguished Services Rendered to Liberia. |
 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, at an Investiture Ceremony on Thursday, admitted Madam Ellen Margrethe Løj, the departing Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), into the Humane Order of African Redemption with the grade of Dame Grand Commander.
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Departing UN Special Representative Ellen Løj Named Dame Grand Commander For Distinguished Services Rendered to Liberia (Friday, 27th January 2012).
African Union to open Chinese-funded HQ in Ethiopia (28 January 2012).
Ministry of Health Complex, Named for Dr. Joseph N. Togba, Sr., Is Dedicated, As Chinese Government Pledges Infrastructural, Other Support to Liberia (Thursday 26th, January 2012).
Gambian appointed World Bank's new representative to three African countries (Published: 2012-01-26).
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| The Global Peace Tour 2009 hits Sweden - report from 18 March |
 Wednesday March 18 was a big day for the Swedish Unification Movement. The reason for this was, of course, that Dr. Yong Cheol Song, President of the Universal Peace Federation (UPF), Europe, arrived in our beautiful capital of Stockholm in order to deliver his keynote address, titled “A New Vision for Peace in the 21st Century”, a part of the ongoing UPF Global Peace Tour 2009. |
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The Global Peace Tour 2009 hits Sweden - report from 18 March (090318)
Global Peace Convention: Policies/December 10-14, 2009 – Manila, Philippines
UCEP's MEDIATION REPORT - FINDINGS, ANALYSIS & DECISION IN THE ULAA CRISIS - March 8, 2011.pdf 2,113
UNDP Liberia - Home
Official United Nations Development Programme site for Liberia provides news, speeches, statements and publications along with information.
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| On a day-long trip to Buchanan, Grand Bassa County. |
 President Sirleaf Again Welcomed in Buchanan as She Attends ArcelorMittal Launch, Dedicates Projects, Receives Mine Workers’ Endorsement. |
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On a day-long trip to Buchanan, Grand Bassa County (Tuesday, 27th September 2011).
President Sirleaf, CEO Mittal on Hand as ArcelorMittal Celebrates Official Start of Commercial Mining Operations in Liberia/110927
| Go beyond Pictures of Candidates”—July 26 National Orator Urges Liberians |
 Voinjama, Lofa County - The National Orator for Liberia’s July 26 Independence Day celebrations on Tuesday called on Liberians to consider the prime interest of the country as they cast their votes in the upcoming general and presidential elections. |
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Orator Urges Liberians to consider the prime interest of the country (110726).
President Sirleaf Calls for Peace and Reconciliation as Liberia Marks 164th Independence Anniversary (110726).
July 26 Celebrations Kick Off in Lofa As President Sirleaf Arrives (110725).
| Harvard University Confers Honorary Doctorate Degree on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
 Cambridge, Massachusetts - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Thursday, May 26, delivered the Commencement Address at the prestigious Harvard University in the United States, urging graduates to be fearless as they face the future. |
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Dream Big, Liberian President Urges Harvard Graduates 110528
Inauguration ceremony of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan 110528
South Sudan Delegation Delivers Special Invitation to President Sirleaf to Attend July 9 Independence Celebration 110526
| ‘Liberia Is Poised for Prosperity,’ President Sirleaf Assures Nation. |
 ANNUAL MESSAGE To the First Session of the 53rd National Legislature of the Republic of Liberia. Theme: “Reflecting the Past, Claiming the Future” By Her Excellency Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf President of the Republic of Liberia at Capitol Hill, Monrovia. Delivered Monday, 23rd January 2012. |
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‘Liberia Is Poised for Prosperity,’ President Sirleaf Assures Nation (Monday, 23rd January 2012).
Heads of Liberian Diplomatic Missions Pledge Unflinching Support to President Sirleaf. (Friday, 20th January 2012).
President Sirleaf Receives Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Awards As Local Eta Epsilon Lambda Chapter is Re-Chartered (Saturday, 21st January 2012).
ULAA Congratulates President Sirleaf on Her Inauguration (Friday, 20th January 2012).
| First UK-Liberian investment forum in June in London |
 The Liberian Embassy accredited near London has announced the hosting of an investment forum to be held from the 14th to 15th of June, 2011. The forum, the first of its kind to be held outside by the Liberian diplomatic mission, is expected to be held in London under the theme: “Enhancing Economic Growth through Competitiveness, Diversification and Infrastructure Development”. |
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| Yehwore Yarne Verdier to be buried on July 18, 2012. |
 Fellow Compatriots, Kindly accept our sincere heartfelt thanks and appreciation, for all your messages of condolence & concerns shown via email and phone! |
Yehwore Yarne Verdier to be buried on July 18, 2012.
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| President Sirleaf Attends Third Consultation on Liberia’s National Vision 2030 At Bentol; Also Tours Centre Songhai, Camp Sandee Ware, Hydro Plant in Montserrado. |
 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf embarked on the third in a series of dialogues with citizens on their vision that will enhance Liberia’s development, as she continues regional consultations on the Vision 2030 Liberia Rising. |
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| First UK-Liberian investment forum in June in London |
 The Liberian Embassy accredited near London has announced the hosting of an investment forum to be held from the 14th to 15th of June, 2011. The forum, the first of its kind to be held outside by the Liberian diplomatic mission, is expected to be held in London under the theme: “Enhancing Economic Growth through Competitiveness, Diversification and Infrastructure Development”. |
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Liberians living in Sweden are happy that the head of the Liberia Dujar Asspociation recently received a very high honor from the Liberia government. 
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is back in the country after attending the funeral of the late Ghanaian President John Evans Atta Mills.
As the Embassy of the United States of America celebrated that nation’s 236th Independence Anniversary here on July 3rd, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf thanked the Government and its people United States for their continued support to Liberia.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has expressed delight at the visit of the United Nations Security Council delegation to Liberia.
Liberian President Inaugurates Excellence in Leadership Energy Lecture Series at Baker Institute in Houston; Offshore Drilling to Start April 27, Chevron Announces.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Friday, April 20 delivered the inaugural Chevron Excellence in Leadership Energy Lecture, at the James A Baker III Institute for Public Policy, and called Liberia’s potential oil a matter of peace and national security. 
Liberia and the United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) have signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement aimed at providing humanitarian and food assistance to Liberia. 
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Wednesday received, in separate ceremonies, the Letters of Credence of the Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada and Finland at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monrovia.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says economic prospects for 2012 and over the medium term remain favorable and strongly supports Government’s plans to expand spending on programs and projects, notably for infrastructure, agriculture and youth in the medium term budget currently being crafted by the Ministry of Finance. 
The United nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Moustapha Soumaré has encouraged Liberian children to keep having their voices heard.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the people of Liberia bade a fond farewell to the outgoing United States Ambassador to Liberia, H.E. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, naming her Liberia’s first Honorary Citizen, and conferring upon her the distinction of Dame Great Band in the Humane Order of African Redemption at an Investiture Ceremony held in the C. Cecil Dennis Auditorium on Tuesday evening.
- President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Tuesday, 28 February, launched her Government’s 150-Day Action Plan following a working meeting of the National Steering Committee of the 150-Day Action Plan. 
The National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) welcomes the announcement by African Petroleum that their Narina-1 exploratory well drilled in Block LB-09 off the coast of Liberia indicated a potentially large accumulation of oil deposits, while emphasising that development of any discovery will take several years.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Sunday issued the following statement as she nominated Board and other officials of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), subject, where applicable, to confirmation by the Honorable Liberian Senate.
Oslo, Norway - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, along with Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen, told reporters on Friday that the Nobel Peace Prize has provided a bigger platform to champion issues which affect women.
Concluding Talks with U.S. Congressional Leaders, President Sirleaf Receives Assurances Aid to Liberia Will Be Protected; Addresses Institute for Peace, USAID Forum.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf returned to the capital on Wednesday evening, June 15, following a successful four days in London.
This isn’t America’s Eddie Murphy type of comedy where the scenes are set in an imaginary African kingdom, where a supposedly powerful king known as “King of Zamuza,” with plenty of servants, stunningly bring leopard and lion skins to the Western world.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visited facilities of the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation on Friday, August 12, marking the official launch of oil exploration off the coast of Liberia. The visit included a tour of the Anadarko oil rig, the Discovery Spirit.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has clarified that Liberia belongs to all its citizens and not one group of people.
Summary of Media Stakeout by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf And Rt. Hon. Tony Blair, Founder and Patron of Africa Governance Initiative Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Monrovia.
Blair, the founder of the Africa Governance Initiative (AGI), was due to arrive in Liberia on Friday Feb 3rd for talks with President Sirleaf on her second term agenda and a new partnership to strengthen governance in Liberia.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Sunday, January 29, joined other African leaders at the Eighteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, convening in the Ethiopian Capital, ADDIS ABABA, on January 29, 2012. 
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Wednesday welcomed the process to reactivate the Liberian Girls Guides Association, to make it vibrant like it used to be before the war, and to help encourage young girls to stay in school.
För att hedra minnet av Dag Hammarskjöld, FN:s generalsekreterare 1953-1961, ordnades i går ett seminarium på temat "Dag Hammarskjöld's legacy for UN preventive diplomacy in the 21st century". 
The Government decided today to contribute approximately SEK 7.4 billion over a three-year period to the poorest countries through the International Development Association (IDA). IDA is the part of the World Bank that helps the world's poorest countries. 
Houston, Texas - The Vice President, the Honorable Joseph N. Boakai, has told a gathering of major oil companies and potential investors in Houston, Texas, that Liberia’s oil exploration program is progressing at an accelerated pace and that as the Country was preparing to enter a new and unchartered domain of oil production, it is looking for credible people and institution do business with.
‘Liberia Has Already Won by Its Commitment to Peace,’ President Sirleaf Tells MARWOPNET/Angie Brooks Centre Elections Observation Team. 
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has signed into law the Western Cluster Mining Agreement, ending more than two years of intensive negotiations between the Government of Liberia and parties interested in the exploration of the Western Cluster iron ore reserves. 
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been elected Chairperson of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance, succeeding the founding Chair, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete. ALMA is an alliance of African Heads of State and Government working to end malaria-related deaths.
The 18th Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) have ended in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa with the adoption of 25 Decisions, one Resolution and two Declarations.
Monrovia, Liberia - The first direct flight between Liberia and the United States of America in 20 years. 
Monrovia, Liberia - Thirteen more Peace Corps Response Volunteers were sworn in Tuesday, January 24, at a ceremony held at the C. Cecil Dennis, Jr. Auditorium in Monrovia.
Dignity guarantees to steer care. The Government of Sweden is continuing to support efforts by municipalities to introduce local dignity guarantees in elderly care services. 
Sweden has nominated Ms Mona Sahlin as candidate for the post of Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva.
In 2012, Sweden will lead the work of the joint Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS).
The focus of the agenda for change in Swedish international development cooperation is on results, transparency and accountability. International discussions on aid are now more dynamic than ever before.
Boakai at UN: Liberia Calls For Greater United Nations Mediation Before Crises Degenerate 
A Liberian banker and humanitarian has advised that development in Liberia must be entirely focused on bringing about a qualitative change in the lives of all Liberians. 
LIBERIAN DIASPORA TOWN HALL MEETING & UK-Liberian Investment Forum in LONDON 110612 - 110615. 
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has encouraged Diaspora Liberians in the country during the holidays to “commune with the disadvantaged” as a means of reconnecting with their homeland during a week’s worth of events commemorating Liberia’s first Diaspora Homecoming 2010. 
Liberia and France over the weekend signed a Social Fund for Development (SFD) Agreement. 
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has welcomed the initiative of bringing Israeli investors to Liberia to explore potential cooperation in several areas.
Stockholm Internet Forum 2012 18 april 2012
Gunilla Carlsson, Biståndsminister
The Government is deepening and intensifying the major drive to prevent and combat men's violence against women that was launched during the last electoral period.
Armed conflicts wreak havoc on the environment. At an international meeting organised by the Faculty of Law in Lund on 16-17 February, 2011.
The Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, Honorable Joseph Nyumah Boakai says the future of Liberia largely depend on its agricultural sector, which he describes as the country best bid for growth and development.
On 20 February, Minister for Trade Ewa Björling will participate in the EU Competitiveness Council meeting in Brussels. Dr Björling will discuss several of the Single Market Act proposals, all of which aim to strengthen European growth and competitiveness.
On Monday 20 February, Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson will arrive in Liberia for bilateral talks with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf & Others. 
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Liberia has signed a loan agreement worth US$24.9 million to improve food security and reduce post-conflict poverty in rural communities. 
Liberia on Saturday marked the 55th anniversary of Armed Forces Day, with the Commander-in-Chief, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, assuring the men and women in arms of more government support.
I felt both excitement and anxiety when I was awarded the role of Event Planner for the International Women’s Colloquium for Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace, and Security, which was co-hosted by Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and President Tarja Halonen of Finland back during March 2009. 
Sweden has nominated Ms Mona Sahlin as candidate for the post of Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva.
In 2012, Sweden will lead the work of the joint Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS).
The focus of the agenda for change in Swedish international development cooperation is on results, transparency and accountability. International discussions on aid are now more dynamic than ever before.
Boakai at UN: Liberia Calls For Greater United Nations Mediation Before Crises Degenerate 
A Liberian banker and humanitarian has advised that development in Liberia must be entirely focused on bringing about a qualitative change in the lives of all Liberians. 
LIBERIAN DIASPORA TOWN HALL MEETING & UK-Liberian Investment Forum in LONDON 110612 - 110615. 
