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06/28/2021 06:25 PM EDT Office of the Spokesperson U.S. Department of State’s “Heroes of U.S. Diplomacy” initiative will recognize Locally Employed Staff honoree, Jenkins Vangehn of Liberia, in a conversation with Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of African Affairs for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Belinda Jackson Farrier and Ambassador John Blaney (retired), who served as U.S. Ambassador during the second Liberian civil war. Ambassador Joan Polaschik, Acting Deputy Director of the Foreign Service Institute, will provide introductory and closing remarks. On Tuesday,...

HE’S served up steak to the most infamous jaws in football and hobnobbed with one of the managerial maestros of the Champions League and now Andrea Miacola is bringing his restaurant skills to North Wales’s football capital. The 34-year-old from Turin, a Juventus fan, is supervising the re-opening of Belushimo, to bring a taste of Italy to Wrexham’s High Street as pandemic lockdown eases. Andrea came to the UK ten years ago after working in restaurants across Italy from the age of 16 and he said: “I came here to learn English and I stayed.” He has spent much of his time in L...

Liberia: A Former US Ambassador Weighs in on Governance Lapses Liberia: A Former US Ambassador Weighs in on Governance Lapses John Blaney: “In my view, Liberia needs clean government, rule of law with justice and respect, and stronger national identity with less tribalism and more equal opportunity. Do better on that and development with accelerate, given that Liberia is actually a richly resourced country and not overpopulated.” Monrovia – Ambassador John Blaney, regarded as one of the toughest United States Ambassador to Liberia ever to serve in Liberia, remembered as playing a key ...