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President Sirleaf: "The Administration, as well as the Congress, have been very supportive of us." Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson with President Obama in the Oval Office, vowed "Liberia shall rise again."  Photo/CD Brown. Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson visited the White House on Thursday for talks with President Obama. Liberia has had its share of problems.   A nation devastated by war, people displaced, a broken infrastructure, and dysfunctional institutions.  In the midst of all that, it is the children who have suffered the most. But the country has been making successful strides, to which Sirleaf credits the involvement of the United States. "I come today on behalf of the Liberian people to say that we’ve made a lot of progress in that commitment. We’ve been able to maintain peace for seven years now. And I say that today, our children who are entering first grade have known -- not known a gun and not had to run, and that...

President Sirleaf in 2007 at LiberiaTrust Function.  Photo/CD Brown On Thursday, May 27, President Obama will welcome President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia to the White House. A press released earlier from the White House states, "The United States greatly values its historic bonds with Liberia. Liberia is an important democratic partner of the United States that has made tremendous strides in consolidating stability, improving governance, and contributing to regional peace and development in recent years. The American people have maintained our links to the Liberian people through some of the country’s most challenging times, and we remain deeply engaged now as Liberia continues to look to its future. President Obama welcomes the opportunity to discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues of mutual importance with President Sirleaf." In 2007 President Sirleaf made a visit to Washington where she attended an event, held at Union Station, for the Liberian Educ...