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Public Address by President Sirleaf of Liberia

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2015 / Time: 8:30am - 9:15am 

Center: Middle East North Africa Center

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On February 26, Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, spoke at an event hosted by U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and the U.S. Institute of Peace in Hart Senate Office Building. The speech was during her first trip to Washington since Liberia’s declaration of a state of emergency over the Ebola outbreak last July.

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President Sirleaf offered her thanks to the American people for their support during the Ebola crisis, to Congress for authorizing funding to help stop the outbreak, to the Administration for its deployment to the region, and to aid organizations for going to the region to care for those infected. The President also discussed the need for sustained investment in the region’s public health infrastructure in order to prevent future outbreaks. Continue the conversation on Twitter with #Sirleaf, @SenCoonsOffice, and @USIP.

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