President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

November 5, 2007
The Medal of Freedom is the highest civil honor that a President of the United States can bestow.
America honored President Sirleaf as "a woman of courage, and a giver of hope."

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Address to the UN Security Council

Addressing Security Council, President of Liberia expresses determination to confront painful past to enable nation to move forward.
Council Members Voice Support for Liberia ’s Efforts to Deal with Complex Challenges Facing Country

March 17, 2006
Address to the US Congress

March 15, 2006
Inauguration as Liberia's 23rd President
Her inaugural address
Her tribal roots and Americo Liberian background

Oprah Winfrey, who traced her ancestral roots back to the Kpelle in Liberia, hosted President
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
in her show on May 20, 2006.

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