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The President of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency Mrs. Full story

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released the Official Program in Commemoration of this Year 162nd Independence Anniversary. Full story

The official handing over of rice from the Government of Japan to the Government of Liberia was held at the Freeport of Monrovia on 17 July 209. Full story

STATEMENT BY H. Full story

The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism,  Dr. Full story

The President of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency Mrs. Full story

Deputy Foreign Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador William V. Full story

WHEREAS, the Forefathers of this Nation, both Settler Migrants and Indigenous Chiefs, whose courage, fortitude and implicit faith in God, withstood the horrors of disease and deprivation, having passed through the Colonial period and threats of incursion by foreign invaders, with incomparable determination and fortitude, dedicated to the principles of liberty, freedom and justice, met in National Convention in the City of Monrovia in July, 1847, under the gavel of then Governor Joseph Jenkins Roberts of the Commonwealth; and, WHEREAS, after due deliberations on the future of the Settlement facing colonial inundation or extinction, they did publish to the World that Historic and Immortal Instrument known as the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, by which the Commonwealth became, and was presented to the Comity of Nations, as a Free, Sovereign and Independent State, thereby warding off intrusion from any colonial power and becoming the First African Republic to declare its Self Determination; and, WHEREAS, God in His infinite wisdom and mercy has blessed and prospered, the works of the minds, hearts and hands of the People of the Republic of Liberia,  from thence, through the years of National Life, to the present, during which period, manifold and varied have been the experiences of the Government and Citizens who have remained undaunted, and have been able to overcome and forge their way forward by dint of perseverance, devotion, toil, and implicit confidence and faith in the true God; and, WHEREAS, it is meet, right and our bounden duty, in grateful recognition of the blessings and miraculous deliverances which His Almighty Hand has extended to us as a Nation and People, although we have been most unworthy of them, to give thanks, adoration and praise unto Him for saving the State, and, to commemorate the brave and timely Decision of our Forebears on 26 July 1847; and, WHEREAS, under the “PATRIOTIC OBSERVANCES LAW”, Title 26, LIBERIAN CODE OF LAWS of 1956, the 26th Day of July each year is set aside as a Public Holiday, to be known as “INDEPENDENCE DAY” Anniversary, and to be appropriately celebrated:NOW, THEREFORE, I, ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF, President of the Republic of Liberia, by virtue of the Authority in me vested, do hereby declare and proclaim the 26th day of July, 2009, a National Holiday; and do call upon All Citizens of this Republic, and all Foreign Residents within our borders, to observe the same as such, and require that all Government Offices and Business Houses be closed on this Day from six o’clock ante meridian to six o’clock post meridian. Full story

The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt has donated a consignment of Office Equipment to the Liberian Government. Full story

The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 passed Resolution A/63/903, adopting the appropriation “To the Special Account for the United Nations Mission in Liberia, over US Five Hundred-Eighty-Five Million Dollars (US$585,682,100) for the period of 1 July, 2009 – 30 June, 2010. Full story

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced plan to conduct a six-month Training Program in Protocol and Etiquette aimed at enhancing the capacities of Government’s  Protocol Officers. Full story

The Assistant Foreign Minister for Public Affairs, Honourable Josephus M. Full story

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has sent a message to the President, Government and People of the United States of America on the occasion marking the 233rd Independence Anniversary of that great country. Full story

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has sent a Message of Condolence to President Giorgio Napolitano, Government and People of the Republic of Italy for sad news of the tragic train accident which left 13 persons dead and 36 others injured in Tuscan Viareggio, North of Italy. Full story

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has sent two separate Messages of Congratulations to the President, Government and People of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Governor General and People of Canada on the auspicious occasions marking the National Independence Anniversaries of  both countries. Full story

  The President of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency Mrs. Full story

  The Government of Liberia has officially formalized its Membership in the African Finance Corporation. Full story

The President of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency, Mrs. Full story

      One of Liberia’s Outstanding Career Diplomats and Foreign Service Officers, His Excellency, Ambassador Charles Ansumana Cooper is dead. Full story

The President of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has sent a Condolence Message to the Government and People of Gabon, especially member of the bereaved family for the death of President Omar Bongo. Full story

The Government of Finland has waived Two Million Euros in Development Credits, including accrued interest, owed by Liberia since 1981. Full story

The Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, the United States of America has conferred an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree on Mr. Full story

The President of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency, Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has sent two separate messages of condolences to the Presidents, Governments and Peoples of the Republic of France and the Federal Republic of Brazil owing to last week tragic catastrophe which led to the missing of an Air France plan carrying at least 228 passengers from Brazil to France and subsequently crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday, June 1, 2009. Full story

  The President of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has sent a message of Congratulations to the Government and People of the Republic Cote D’Ivoire on the auspicious occasion marking the 49th Independence Anniversary of that great country. Full story

Members of the diplomatic corps resident in London along with Ambassadors and High Commissioners of African Union Group, were entertained to a stellar rendition of Liberia’s culture in songs and dances by a contingent of a Liberian Cultural Troup in the United Kingdom at the reception commemorating Africa Day, 2009. Full story

Twelve officers from the Liberian National Police Force on May 21, 2009, completed, with high commendation, an intensive leadership training course at the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) at Bramshill, Hampshire, England. Full story

The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency, Mr. Full story

The Governments of Liberia and the Federal Republic of Brazil have signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement aimed at enhancing Liberia–Brazil Relations. Full story

The President of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has sent two Messages of Congratulation to the Presidents, Governments and Peoples of Italy and the Kingdom of Sweden respectively on the auspicious occasions of the observance of the National Days of the two countries. Full story

The President of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf will next week receive Letters of Credence from Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of five countries in her Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Full story

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