President George Manneh Weah has nominated Mr. Jeff Gongoer Dowana as Liberia’s ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the United States with concurrent non-resident accreditation to Canada and Mexico, APA learnt on Friday.
President Weah’s ambassadorial nomination is subject to confirmation by the Liberian Senate.
Ambassador Dowana replaces George W. Pattern who has been recalled from the US.
The nominee holds a Master of Science Degree in Organizational Leadership from the NYACK College in New York after bagging a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of Liberia.
He is a career diplomat who served at several postings including in London, New York, Washington DC, Paris, and his current assignment as Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary to Kuwait.
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