Liberia: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Bids World Good Bye At UN General Assembly

United Nations, New York — Two impactful addresses heralded the start of the 72nd United General Assembly Tuesday - U.S. President Donald Trump spoke the world body for the first time since his election, and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Africa's first woman head of state bid farewell, marking the historic closing of one of the high points of her presidency, a much-heralded foreign policy.

"Today, I address you for the last time as I bring to closure my two terms of elected office. Liberia is just 22 days away from historic legislative and Presidential elections."

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