Liberia: Taking a Note From the International Jazz Day Held At the American Embassy in Monrovia

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President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was among many guests at the American Embassy in Monrovia during the celebration of the International Jazz Day held by the Embassy on Wednesday. Others that graced the occasion were Internal Affairs Minister, Morris Dukuly; Gender Minister, Julia Duncan Cassell; opposition leader, Dr. Togba Nah-Tipoteh; former Liberian Ambassador to America, Nathaniel Barnes; Maritime Commissioner, Biyan Kesselly; Acting Information Minister, Atty Isaac Jackson; AFL Chief of Staff, Daniel Ziankhan; National Archive Director, Bloh Sayeh; the Director General of the General Services Agency (GSA); workaholic Mary Broh and journalist Charles Snetter, whose radio program is also involved in promoting jazz music.

According to information contained in the official program for the day, it is said that in November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially designated April 30 as International Jazz Day in order to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe. International Jazz Day is chaired and led by Irma Bokova, UNESCO Director General, and legendary jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, who serves as a UNESCO Ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue and Chairman of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz.

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