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Liberian President Speaks to Georgetown Community
Speaking in Georgetown’s Gaston Hall Oct. 17, Africa’s first elected woman head of state looked beyond the effects of war in her country and called for solutions to some of the world’s greatest challenges and conflicts.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf referred to her own election in November 2005 as the moment her government was given “the greatest opportunity that can come to any leader – the chance to rebuild a nation on the ruins of war.”
Johnson Sirleaf delivered the fifth annual Goldman Sachs Distinguished Lecture, sponsored by the Mortara Center for International Studies. The annual lecture is a tribute to Michael P. Mortara (F'71) by Goldman Sachs and is held annually for the Georgetown community, featuring an internationally recognized scholar or
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Robert Sirleaf, the son of President Sirleaf, was also instrumental in making the event a success. Mr. Sirleaf is Managing Director of Wachovia Capital Markets. Mr. Sirleaf is a Board Member of LET, who has also made the education of young girls in Liberia a prime objective.