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Press Briefings

 

Monday, 30th August 2010
Monrovia, Liberia - The President views as unacceptable a recent action by Maryland County Representative Bhofal Chambers of the Pleebo-Sodoken District to disrupt activities of a private entity, SIFCA in the County.
Monday, 23rd August 2010
Monrovia, Liberia - Let me, on behalf of the President, extend heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the family of the late Professor David Kpomakpor, former Chairman of the Interim Council of State, who died last week in the United States of America.
Tuesday, 17th August 2010
Monrovia, Liberia - The President, Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, travels to the Republic of Guinea Tuesday, August 17, to consult with the authorities and the key election contestants of Guinea on the satisfactory electoral process that is underway in that country.
Monday, 9th August 2010
Monrovia, Liberia - Discussions on the new Maritime Authority Act submitted by the President to the National Legislature are continuing.
Monday, 2nd August 2010
Monrovia, Liberia - As you may have followed during the course of the last few weeks, the Honorable National Legislature has been debating a very crucial issue cardinal to the holding of the 201l elections.
Monday, 5th July 2010
Monrovia, Liberia - The President, as you may have heard, was in Sal, Cape Verde, to attend the 38th Summit of the Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Monday, 28th June 2010
Monrovia, Liberia - Let me begin by providing you some information from the Office of the President relating some important events the President will be undertaking this week.
Monday, 26th April 2010
Monrovia, Liberia - We want to first express the President’s delight for the signing, over the weekend, of six agreements between our country and the People’s Republic of China. The President believes the investments will help strengthen the already cordial bilateral relations
Monday, 22nd March 2010
Monrovia, Liberia - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf welcomes the Report from the U.S. State Department on human rights issues in Liberia. It points to the many challenges President Sirleaf has sought to resolve since assuming office in 2006.
Monday, 8th February 2010
Monrovia, Liberia - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was in Addis Ababa last week to attend the 14th Session of Heads of State and Government of the African Union. During the summit, the President took time off to hold meetings with a number of personalities.
Monday, 18th January 2010
Monrovia, Liberia - The President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is about to conclude the Performance Review of her cabinet Ministers which has taken place over the last two weeks.
Monday, 14th December 2009
Monrovia, Liberia
Monday, 2nd November 2009
Monrovia, Liberia - Her Excellency, President Ellen Johnson, has learned with great sorrow about the sudden death of Keith K. Jubah, Chairman of the Public Procurement Concessions Commission (PPCC), who was murdered at his home on November 1, 2009.
Monday, 28th September 2009
Monrovia, Liberia - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will on September 29 host a meeting of senior managers of Liberian businesses, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the C. Cecil Dennis Auditorium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Monday, 14th September 2009
Monrovia, Liberia - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, along with the President of Senegal, Mr. Abdoulaye Wade, paid a one-day working visit to neighboring Guinea on September 12 to confer with the leader of Guinea, Captain Dadis Camara.
Monday, 3rd August 2009
Monrovia, Liberia - United States Secretary of State, Mrs. Hillary Clinton, arrives in Liberia on Thursday, August 13. The visit is part of a seven-nation trip to Africa.
Monday, 20th July 2009
Monrovia, Liberia - All is now set for the observance of the 162nd Independence anniversary of Liberia hosted by the people of Bong County. The celebrations kick off in Monrovia on Wednesday, July 22, with an investiture ceremony.
Monday, 6th July 2009
Monrovia, Liberia - As you are already aware, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is back home from Sirte, Libya, where she has been attending the 13th Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the African Union.
Monday, 29th June 2009
Monrovia, Liberia - Let me welcome you once again to another Executive Mansion press briefing session. I’ll begin by providing an update on the Dunn Commission’s report regarding the appointment of a Special Prosecutor.
Monday, 15th June 2009
Monrovia, Liberia - Let me first of all extend, on behalf of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, our profound regret for the displacement and loss of property to our citizens, caused by flooding in several parts of the city.
Monday, 8th June 2009
Monrovia, Liberia - Contrary to reports that the recent fraudulent transfer of more than USD$1 million from the Central Bank of Liberia is being swept under the rug, the case is still being pursued in keeping with the law.
Monday, 1st June 2009
Monrovia, Liberia - The President wishes to express deepest regrets over news of the shooting to death of a former contender in the 2005 Presidential elections, Dr. Joseph Woatee.
Monday, 18th May 2009
Monrovia, Liberia - Let me share with you some information, starting first with a visit of a delegation of the United Nations Security Council. The Mission will be headed by United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Susan Rice.
Monday, 27th April 2009
Monrovia, Liberia - I wish to inform you that the President, Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, as you may be aware, returned home on April 25 following a three-week visit to the United States where she underwent her annual routine medical check-up.
Monday, 30th March 2009
Monrovia, Liberia - I am pleased to inform you that the General Auditing Commission (GAC) has submitted six new audit reports to the Office of the President.
Monday, 2nd March 2009
Monrovia, Liberia - As you may have heard by now, our President, Madam Ellen Johnson, will on March 7th & 8th co-convene the International Colloquium on Women’s Empowerment, Leadership Development, Peace and Security at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville.
Monday, 9th February 2009
Monrovia, Liberia - The President, you may know by now, has made a number of appointments in Government. Prominent among the appointments last weekend is the Mayor of Monrovia, Madam Mary Broh. Madam Broh, like other nominees is subject to confirmation by the Liberian Senate.
Monday, 12th January 2009
Monrovia, Liberia--President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Monday, January 12, 2009, addressed a press conference in which she gave details about the ECOWAS Extraordinary Heads of State Summit on Guinea held in Abuja, Nigeria, and the Dunn Commission report.
Monday, 22nd December 2008
Monrovia, Liberia - As the year draws to an end, we are pleased to note the steady progress the Government of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf continues to make in the economic revitalization of the country and efforts to meet the basic needs of Liberia people.
Tuesday, 9th December 2008
Monrovia, Liberia - The issue of corruption in our society continues to occupy center stage in various sectors of Liberian society. This is a healthy debate which the President highly welcomes, as together we map out a national strategy to fight this menace.
Monday, 24th November 2008
Monrovia, Liberia - We’ll begin with the two-day visit to Liberia over the weekend by Ghanaian President John Kufuor upon the invitation of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Monday, 10th November 2008
Monrovia, Liberia - The Executive Mansion is pleased to note some recent developments.
Monday, 13th October 2008
Monrovia, Liberia - Last week, the President instituted a number of measures at the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) to address some financial and other administrative issues at the Corporation.
Monday, 6th October 2008
Monrovia, Liberia - We wish to welcome you to this regular Monday briefing session by the Office of the Press Secretary to the President.
Monday, 29th September 2008
Monrovia, Liberia - During her recent visit to the United States of America, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visited Brown University based in Rhode Island, USA.
Monday, 4th August 2008
Monrovia, Liberia - You may have noticed some activity taking place on the Executive Mansion premises. The activity you are noticing is the start of renovation work on the Mansion. The work is being supervised by the Milton & Richards Architecture Firm.
Monday, 21st July 2008
Monrovia, Liberia - This week marks the 161st Independence Day anniversary of our country and as such the President, Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, will be leading a number of Government initiatives to mark the occasion.
Monday, 16th June 2008
Monrovia, Liberia - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is encouraging Liberians from all walks of life to participate in a one-day agricultural sensitization program to be held on Thursday, June 19th, 2008. This program is to enable all Liberians to go back to the soil.
Monday, 28th April 2008
Monrovia, Liberia - As you may already be aware, the President, Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is currently in the United States, where she arrived last week following an official visit to Denmark.
Monday, 24th March 2008
Monrovia, Liberia - As you all know, the President and her cabinet Thursday concluded a four-day retreat in Voinjama, Lofa County, at which time a number of issues were discussed, crucial to the country’s national development agenda.
Monday, 25th February 2008
Monrovia, Liberia - On behalf of the President, we want to extend our thanks and appreciation to all Liberians and foreign residents who came out in huge numbers to welcome President George W. Bush and delegation to Liberia last Thursday.
Monday, 18th February 2008
Monrovia, Liberia - Our attention has been drawn to media reports quoting a release purportedly from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that “a highly placed individual at the Executive Mansion is at the vanguard of the Sundaygar Dearboy campaign, aimed at discrediting the TRC.
Monday, 21st January 2008
Monrovia, Liberia - A high power delegation from Firestone has paid a courtesy call on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. The meeting between the President and the Firestone executives took place Monday morning at the Foreign Ministry offices of the President.
Monday, 10th December 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - The government of Sweden has responded to a recent request by the President to provide funding to assist Liberian schools in their feeding program. Sweden is providing US $3-million to support the country’s School Feeding Program.
Monday, 3rd December 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - The Office of the President wants us to have you informed that negotiations on the agreement between the Management of Firestone and the Government of Liberia have been concluded.
Monday, 26th November 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf left the country Sunday for an official visit to Sweden. The President’s two-day visit comes at the invitation of the Swedish Government.
Monday, 19th November 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is deeply troubled at the apparent reckless abandon to violence by individuals who wish to create unnecessary tension and terror in the country,
Monday, 12th November 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is in Nigeria to meet President, Umaru Yar’Adua for bilateral talks between the two leaders.
Monday, 5th November 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Norway has decided to support the establishment of two Millennium Development Villages in Liberia.
Tuesday, 30th October 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - The President extends her condolences to the family of fallen Margibi County lawmaker Flasher Chideryou who died recently in Nigeria. Her thoughts also go out to members of the National Legislature during this period of bereavement.
Monday, 3rd September 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - Let me begin by informing you that the President has been visiting Italy, where she has had a very successful visit.
Monday, 13th August 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - Recent reports of the discovery of a huge quantity of ammunition in Gbarnga, Bong County were over stated.
Monday, 6th August 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - Let me begin this Executive Mansion briefing by informing you that the President of Benin Boni Dr. Boni Yayi arrives in the country on Tuesday on a two-day’s visit as guest of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Monday, 9th July 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - We want to inform you that the Executive Consultation between President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Political Parties will continue tomorrow. Invitations have been sent out to more than eight political parties.
Monday, 2nd July 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - The AU Summit has now gone into closed session with President Sirleaf participating. The session will be limited deliberations by the Leaders. It would, among other issues, address the crucial issue of a single African government.
Monday, 25th June 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - The Executive Mansion is pleased to note the positive things that happened over the past week.
Monday, 4th June 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - The President returned Sunday from Libya, where she participated in the 9th Ordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State and government of the Community of Sahel-Sharan States (CEN-SAD).
Monday, 30th April 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - The past week has been relatively filled with good news for Liberia and its people, and I like to take my queue from that to begin this briefing.
Monday, 16th April 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - It has been an exciting and rewarding week on the road as the President toured the South-eastern parts of the country.
Monday, 9th April 2007
Monrovia Liberia-Welcome to another regular press briefing.Let’s begin with an issue which has claimed the attention of the Office of the President. The issue borders on the illegal occupancy of land around the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports complex by individuals.
Monday, 2nd April 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - As you all know by now, the President, Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is back in the country following a visit to Canada and a brief stop-over in the United States for a two-day private visit.
Monday, 26th March 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - The March 21 storm in Ganta, Nimba County and its environs has claimed the attention of the office of the President.
Monday, 19th March 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - The President, as you may know by now, concluded her visit to a number of European countries last week and has since returned to the country. The President visited Spain, Japan, and Brussels.
Monday, 12th March 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - As you all know, the President is out of the country. She was in Accra, Ghana, early last week, attending the 50th Independence Anniversary of our sister country. She left Accra for Madrid, Spain where she participated in a women’s conference.
Monday, 5th March 2007
Mnorovia, Liberia - The President, Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf leaves the country today for visits to Ghana, Spain, Japan, and Brussels. While in Ghana, the President will participate in official programs marking the 50th Independence Anniversary of Ghana.
Monday, 26th February 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - The President on Sunday returned from Kigali, Rwanda following a visit to that country, where she was honored as part of programs marking the climax of the tenth anniversary of the Rwandan Women Parliamentary Forum.
Tuesday, 20th February 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf wishes to inform Liberians that there is more to do to complete debt relief even though the United States of America, Germany and the United Kingdom have canceled their respective debts with Liberia.
Monday, 5th February 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - The Focus of today’s briefing is on the upcoming partnership Forum scheduled to take place in Washington DC, the United States, from the 13th – 14th of February.
Monday, 22nd January 2007
Monrovia, Liberia - I am pleased to inform you that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s travels out of this country continue to yield more positive results.
Monday, 11th December 2006
Let me begin this briefing by informing you that the President of this country, Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, will not be drawn into the current exercise involving the arrest and questioning of former officials of the National Transitional government of Liberia, regarding the ECOWAS audit report.
Monday, 27th November 2006
The various security Agencies have met and briefed the President on the Sunday morning jailbreak at the Central Prison in Monrovia. The National Security Council will be meeting tomorrow to discuss the issue and inform the President accordingly as to what transpired and measures being put in place to avoid a reoccurrence of the episode
Friday, 27th October 2006
President Johnson Sirleaf ends trip to USA; receives Hunger Award; Returns tomorrow.