U.S. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Thomas-Greenfield to Travel to Monrovia

Media Note

Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC

May 13, 2016

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In Monrovia, Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield will meet with senior representatives of the Liberian Government, including President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, to discuss bilateral and regional issues. She will deliver a speech focusing on the challenges facing Liberia and the 2017 presidential elections at the African Methodist Episcopal University. She will also tour a school named after her at the Edward Binyah Kesselly military training facility and barracks. The Assistant Secretary previously served as U.S. Ambassador to Liberia.

Be sure to follow the Assistant Secretary on Twitter @StateAfrica for more updates throughout her trip.