Friday, February 09, 2007

President to Welcome President Sirleaf of Liberia

President Bush to Welcome President Sirleaf of the Republic of Liberia

President Bush will welcome President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of the Republic of Liberia to the White House on February 14, 2007. President Johnson-Sirleaf's visit will mark the President's 100th meeting with an African Head of State during his six years in office. The visit will be an opportunity for the President to hear from President Johnson-Sirleaf on the progress being achieved in rebuilding the social, political, and economic life of Liberia.

The President will use the opportunity to reiterate the United States' long-standing commitment to the establishment of stability and democracy in Liberia. The two leaders will also discuss continuing cooperation in the areas of reconstruction, economic development, trade and investment, security sector reform, and debt relief.

# # # For Immediate Release, Office of the Press Secretary, February 9, 2007.

President George W. Bush welcomes Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 21, 2006. President Sirleaf is the first woman elected President to any country on the continent of Africa. White House photo by Eric Draper.Tuesday, March 21, 2006. President Sirleaf is the first woman elected President to any country on the continent of Africa. White House photo by Eric Draper.
President George W. Bush and Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf speak to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 21, 2006. President Sirleaf, the first woman elected President to any country on the continent of Africa, thanked President Bush, the American people and the U.S. Congress for helping support Liberia's transition from war to peace. White House photo by Eric Draper President George W. Bush and Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf talk as they walk along the Colonnade from the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 21, 2006. White House photo by Eric DraperPresident George W. Bush toast Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at a social luncheon at the White House in honor of President Sirleaf. White House photo by Eric DraperPresident George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush join Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in viewing a dance performance by Moving in the Spirit, on the State Floor of the White House, Tuesday, March 21, 2006, prior to a social luncheon in honor of President Sirleaf. White House photo by Eric DraperPresident George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush join invited guests in listening to vocal star Denyce Graves at a White House social luncheon in honor of Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at the White House. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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