-As Pres. Weah Commissions Amb. George Patten
After months holding on, Liberia’s Ambassador to the United States, Cllr. Louis Brutus is finally out, with her replacement being deployed to Washington.
President George Manneh Weah has commissioned Ambassador George S.W. Patten, Sr, as Liberian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary designate to the United States of America. Ambassador George S.W. Patten Sr, a Foreign Ministry statement says in Monrovia.
The ceremony was held in Monrovia over the weekend. And Ambassador Patten replaces Cllr. Lois Brutus, who has been serving in the post since November 2016.
But Madam Gibson’s appointed was later withdrawn. And she was later appointed and commissioned Liberia’s Ambassador to the United Kindom.
According to the Foreign Ministry press release, President Weah encouraged Ambassador-designate Patten to represent Liberia’s best interest at his new assignment. President Weah also advised Ambassador Patten to be mindful of the special relationship subsisting between Liberia and the United States of America.
For his part, Liberia’s Ambassador-designate to the United States, Ambassador George S.W. Patten Sr, promised to promote and push Liberia’s Foreign Policy to the highest level while performing his duties and responsibilities to the best of his ability. Ambassador Patten thanked President Weah for the opportunity and the confidence reposed in his ability to serve Liberia at that ambassadorial level.
Ambassador George S.W. Patten previously served as Liberia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, and Chargé d’Affaires a.i., at Liberia’s Permanent Mission to the UN.
On March 5, 2018, the Executive Mansion announced the replacement of the Liberian Ambassador to the US with Madam Gurly T. Gibson, after Cllr. Brutus had been in the post for just four month,
Cllr. Brutus, who previously served as Liberian Ambassador to South Africa, was commissioned by former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in early November last year.