According to the agreement, Levinson’s work would be to design a strategic framework for the visit of the Liberian government to the United States. Weah would have followed the presidential tradition of placing himself in a good stead with Liberia’s traditional ally – the United States of America. The United States of America and Liberia have a longstanding historical relationship dating back to founding of Liberia. At least eight of its former presidents were born in the United States of America. However, some foreign relations experts have earlier admonished the Weah-led administration to play its international relations properly if it should gain a stronghold on the global stage.

Source: Front Page Africa September 11, 2018 01:07 UTC