Liberia: U.S. Ambassador Michael A. McCarthy Letters of Credence to Pres. Weah Are Valid, Embassy Clarifies amid Speculations
Liberia: U.S. Ambassador Michael A. McCarthy Letters of Credence to Pres. Weah Are Valid, Embassy Clarifies amid Speculations
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MONROVIA – Amid speculations regarding the presentation of letters of credence of the new U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, Michael A. McCarthy, the United States Embassy in Monrovia has clarified that Mr. McCharthy’s letters of credence are valid.
Responding to a
FrontPageAfrica inquiry, the Embassy’s Public Affairs Officer, Michael Ardaiolo said, “Ambassador McCarthy’s letters of credence is valid. He is a career official of the U.S. Department of State. His appointment as U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate after the election, is not affected by the change in U.S. administration.”
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President Weah Receives Letter of Credence from New US Ambassador
Friday, 22nd January 2021 Photo Credit: Executive Mansion Monrovia, Liberia: The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, on Friday, January 22, 2021 received Letters of Credence from the new United States Ambassador to Liberia, Michael A. McCarthy, at his Foreign Affairs Ministry office. President Weah used the occasion to thank President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on their inauguration and the peaceful transition of power from the administration of former President Donald Trump. President, who described the US as a model of democracy around the world, said Liberia takes special note of the transition, given the fact that “we also went through similar transition three years ago.”
Ambassador McCarthy lays his left hand on the Bible with the right hand up as he takes an oath
The U.S. Embassy near Monrovia is anxiously awaiting the arrival of its Ambassador-designate, Michael McCarthy, who is to succeed Ambassador Christine Elder who took an early exit from her assignment in Liberia of service months ago.
Ambassador McCarthy has since been named by President Donald Trump, but perhaps his coming might have been impeded by the Coronavirus that has claimed many lives in the United States
The U.S. Embassy, in a Facebook post, stated: “Ambassador-designate Michael McCarthy takes another step toward becoming the next U.S. Ambassador to Liberia. His swearing-in ceremony took place on December 9, 2020 in Washington, D.C. We look forward to his arrival!”