- MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, departed Liberia for a week-long working visit to the United States, where he is expected to receive an international peace award and engage in high-level diplomatic meetings.
According to a release from the Executive Mansion, the President’s trip, which runs from April 22 to April 30, will see him honored with the Peace Leadership Award at the 34th Annual Africa Peace Awards. The event is scheduled to take place at California State University, Sacramento, where President Boakai will also deliver the keynote address.
The award, organizers say, recognizes the Liberian leader’s commitment to peacebuilding, democratic governance, and inclusive development, both within Liberia and across the African continent.
Accompanying the President is a delegation of senior government officials and distinguished figures, including Minister of State without Portfolio Mamaka Bility, Cabinet Director General Nathaniel Kwabo, Information Minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah, Agriculture Minister Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah, and Inspector General of Police Gregory Coleman. Also part of the delegation is Professor Robert Sherman, Chairman of the Council of Liberian Experts in the Diaspora (COLED).
While in the United States, President Boakai and his delegation are expected to hold a series of meetings with international partners and stakeholders aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation in key sectors such as governance, investment, and human capacity development.
In the President’s absence, the Executive Mansion announced that Education Minister Jarso Maley Jallah will chair Cabinet meetings in consultation with both the President and Vice President, ensuring continuity in government operations.
President Boakai is expected to return to Liberia on May 1, 2026.
