Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Visits Washington DC, June 2011

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Credit: U.S. State Department photo. Michael Gross

Secretary Clinton welcomes Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for discussions at the Department of State. June 23, 2011
Credit: Riva Levinson

President Johnson Sirleaf speaks with the House Democratic Leadership, including Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Minority Leader, Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, Congressman James Clyburn (D-SC), Assistant Democratic Leader, and Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, on Capitol Hill, June 23, 2011.
President Johnson Sirleaf speaks with Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives (left), and Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, on Capitol Hill, June 23, 2011.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf stands with Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations (right), and Tim Riser (left), on Capitol Hill, June 23, 2011.
President Johnson Sirleaf with Congressman Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, on Capitol Hill, June 23, 2011
President Johnson Sirleaf poses with members of the House Democracy Partnership, including Congressman David Dreier (R-CA), Chairman of the House Democracy Partnership, Congressman David Price (D-NC), Ranking Member of the House Democracy Partnership, Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN), and Congressman Sam Farr (D-CA), on Capitol Hill, June 23, 2011.
President Johnson Sirleaf with members of the Congressional Black Caucus, including Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Congressman Melvin Watt (D-NC), Congressman James Clyburn (D-SC), Assistant Democratic Leader, Congressman Andre Carson (D-IN), Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI), Democratic Co-Chair of the Congressional Womens Caucus, and Marcia Fudge (D-OH), on Capitol Hill, June 23, 2011.
President Johnson Sirleaf meeting with the House Foreign Affairs Committee, including Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, Congressman Charlie Bass (R-NH), Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI), Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Congressman Tom Marino (R-PA), Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), and Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH) on Capitol Hill, June 24, 2011.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf addresses USAID employees on Liberia development, with Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of USAID, and Steve Radelet, USAID Senior Economist. June 24, 2011.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf during a Q&A session at USAID, with , with Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of USAID, and Steve Radelet, USAID Senior Economist. June 24, 2011.

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