{"id":62371,"date":"2024-08-10T16:12:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T16:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa"},"modified":"2024-08-10T16:39:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T16:39:11","slug":"new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa","title":{"rendered":"New US Ambassador Toner Pays Courtesy Visit on House Speaker Koffa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>United States Ambassador Mark Toner, who arrived in Liberia on August 2, 2024, has been actively engaging with key government officials to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two nations.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Toner met with House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa at the Capitol Building on August 8, 2024, where the duo discussed transparency, accountability, and fostering a peaceful environment in Liberia.<\/p>\n

Speaker Koffa expressed his pleasure in meeting with Ambassador Toner and emphasized their mutual commitment to improving transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Toner has also met with other high-ranking officials, including President Joseph Boakai and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sara Beysolow Nyanti.<\/p>\n

In his meetings, he highlighted the importance of promoting democratic values, ensuring stability, and enhancing cooperation in areas such as security, economic development, and human rights.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Toner, who has a personal connection to Liberia from his time as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Grand Bassa County, expressed his eagerness to engage with the Liberian people and support the nation\u2019s development, particularly focusing on the aspirations of young Liberians.<\/p>\n

President Boakai and Minister Nyanti both expressed gratitude for the continued support of the United States and reiterated their commitment to strengthening ties with the U.S., particularly in trade and governance.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Liberia Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Liberia. United States Ambassador Mark Toner, who arrived in Liberia on August 2, 2024, has been actively engaging with key government officials to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two nations. Ambassador Toner met with House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa at the Capitol Building on August 8, 2024, where the duo discussed transparency, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":62370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[234],"class_list":["post-62371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-liberia"],"yoast_head":"\nNew US Ambassador Toner Pays Courtesy Visit on House Speaker Koffa - Liberia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"United States Ambassador Mark Toner, who arrived in Liberia on August 2, 2024, has been actively engaging with key gover ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New US Ambassador Toner Pays Courtesy Visit on House Speaker Koffa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"United States Ambassador Mark Toner, who arrived in Liberia on August 2, 2024, has been actively engaging with key gover ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Liberia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-10T16:12:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-10T16:39:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2024\/08\/sm_1723295194.747804.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"New US Ambassador Toner Pays Courtesy Visit on House Speaker Koffa\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-10T16:12:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-10T16:39:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa\"},\"wordCount\":222,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2024\/08\/sm_1723295194.747804.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Liberia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa\",\"name\":\"New US Ambassador Toner Pays Courtesy Visit on House Speaker Koffa - Liberia\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2024\/08\/sm_1723295194.747804.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-10T16:12:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-10T16:39:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"United States Ambassador Mark Toner, who arrived in Liberia on August 2, 2024, has been actively engaging with key gover ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2024\/08\/sm_1723295194.747804.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2024\/08\/sm_1723295194.747804.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"New US Ambassador Toner Pays Courtesy Visit on House Speaker Koffa\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"New US Ambassador Toner Pays Courtesy Visit on House Speaker Koffa\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/\",\"name\":\"Liberia\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"New US Ambassador Toner Pays Courtesy Visit on House Speaker Koffa - Liberia","description":"United States Ambassador Mark Toner, who arrived in Liberia on August 2, 2024, has been actively engaging with key gover ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"New US Ambassador Toner Pays Courtesy Visit on House Speaker Koffa","og_description":"United States Ambassador Mark Toner, who arrived in Liberia on August 2, 2024, has been actively engaging with key gover ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa","og_site_name":"Liberia","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2024-08-10T16:12:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-08-10T16:39:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2024\/08\/sm_1723295194.747804.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"New US Ambassador Toner Pays Courtesy Visit on House Speaker Koffa","datePublished":"2024-08-10T16:12:46+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T16:39:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa"},"wordCount":222,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2024\/08\/sm_1723295194.747804.jpg","keywords":["Liberia"],"articleSection":["all news","head lines","policy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa","name":"New US Ambassador Toner Pays Courtesy Visit on House Speaker Koffa - Liberia","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2024\/08\/sm_1723295194.747804.jpg","datePublished":"2024-08-10T16:12:46+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T16:39:11+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"United States Ambassador Mark Toner, who arrived in Liberia on August 2, 2024, has been actively engaging with key gover ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2024\/08\/sm_1723295194.747804.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2024\/08\/sm_1723295194.747804.jpg","width":1280,"height":720,"caption":"New US Ambassador Toner Pays Courtesy Visit on House Speaker Koffa"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/new-us-ambassador-toner-pays-courtesy-visit-on-house-speaker-koffa#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"New US Ambassador Toner Pays Courtesy Visit on House Speaker Koffa"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/","name":"Liberia","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}