The United States under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Thomas A. Shannon, who led a high-level delegation to the inauguration, spoke with confidence in an exclusive interview before his meeting with President George Weah on Tuesday. “This is a great man,” Shannon said of the 51-year old president. Yet, expectations are so high the former AC Milan striker told the crowd in his inauguration address there wouldn’t be “quick fixes.”The US diplomat agreed. Ambassador Shannon insisted the US Government will never put itself at loggerheads with its international partners including Africa. “And so it is not a reflection on Africa or on partners; it is a reflection on us.

Source: Daily Observer January 25, 2018 02:26 UTC