John Blaney
John Blaney
John William Blaney is a United States State Department official and former U.S. Ambassador to Liberia. Prior to joining the U.S Foreign Service, Blaney served as an officer in the U.S. Army...
commitment confident forward government hopeful meeting move peace
I'm hopeful after this meeting and pretty confident that the government of Liberia is going to move forward now with alacrity and commitment at the peace table,
bush good help number people president quite step suffering
I feel good today. I think this is going to be a very important step to help the people of Liberia, ... As President Bush has said and underlined, we want to help those who are suffering here -- and there are quite a number of them -- and by working with ECOMIL, we are going to make it happen.
area concluded deal entry free includes permissive
We've just concluded discussions of a deal with LURD that will give permissive entry of peacekeepers into this area ... that includes the free port,
avoid call experience
In that regard, I also call upon the LURD to avoid reprisal. Liberia does not need that kind of experience,