President to Welcome President of the Republic of Liberia

President to Welcome President of the Republic of Liberia to the White House

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf waves to the audience at her inauguration in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2006. President Sirleaf is Africa's first female elected head of state. Mrs. Laura Bush and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended the ceremony. White House photo by Shealah Craighead.

President Bush will welcome President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of the Republic of Liberia to the White House on March 21, 2006. The visit will be an opportunity for the President to congratulate President Sirleaf on becoming Africa's first woman to be elected Head of State. The two leaders will discuss continuing cooperation in the areas of reconstruction, education, HIV/AIDS, trade, asset recovery and security sector reform, and democratic reform, as well as the need to bring Charles Taylor to justice.

# # # For Immediate Release, Office of the Press Secretary, March 16, 2006

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