Embassy of the United States of America Public Affairs Office Freetown                                                                                                         December 07, 2022 Contact: JallohA@state.gov Tel: 099 105 500 Press Release U.S. Ambassador supports Community-Based Projects throughout Sierra Leone Freetown, Sierra Leone – On December 07, United States Ambassador David Reimer recognized grantees who received grants totaling USD 40,000 to eight Sierra Leonean led …

Officials from the United States government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) are pleased to be in Sierra Leone this week to meet with a range of stakeholders, including government officials, donors, civil society, and media.  MCC and the Government of Sierra Leone are partnering to design a potential compact that would directly address the lack of …

                                          Press Release For Immediate Release August 29, 2022 U.S. Embassy in Freetown U.S. Training Program Graduates 35 New “Disease Detectives” in Sierra Leone FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – On August 29, 2022, U.S. Ambassador David Reimer joined the Ministry of Health and Sanitation leadership and other dignitaries to congratulate graduates of the Field Epidemiology Training …

  Press Release For Immediate Release August 1, 2022 U.S. Embassy in Freetown U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk arrives in Freetown FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – The USCGC Mohawk arrived in Freetown this weekend for a scheduled port visit. During the visit, Mohawk will host ship tours for Sierra Leonean government and military leaders as well …

                                              Press Release For Immediate Release July 27, 2022 U.S. Embassy in Freetown U.S. Development Finance Corporation CEO Visits Freetown, Sierra Leone FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) CEO …

  PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21st July 2022: 12:00 noon New Surveillance and Diagnostic Laboratory Enhances Sierra Leone’s Ability to Address Child Deaths and  Respond to Public Health Emergencies Freetown, Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone’s capacity to prevent, detect and respond to public health emergencies has been enhanced by the provision of a clinical research …

Press Release United States Mission in Sierra Leone Public Affairs Office Contact: Alhassan Jalloh Email: JallohA@state.gov 11 Sierra Leoneans to participate in 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Freetown, Sierra Leone (June 3, 2022) – U.S. Embassy Freetown is proud to announce that the following leaders will participate in the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship: …

For Immediate Release May 9, 2022 U.S. Embassy in Freetown Phone # JallohA@state.gov Email: PASFreetown@state.gov U.S. Embassy Helps Sierra Leone Fight Malaria:  Launch of Indoor Residual Spraying Campaign The Ministry of Health and Sanitation and the U.S. government’s  President’s Malaria Initiative  (PMI) have launched an indoor residual spraying (IRS) campaign that will protect over 670,000 people from malaria in Bo …

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For Immediate Release April 22, 2022 U.S. Embassy in Freetown Phone # JallohA@state.gov Email: PASFreetown@state.gov World Malaria Day: United States $76 Million Malaria Assistance Lowers Childhood Malaria Infection from 40% to 22% Freetown, Sierra Leone (April 22, 2022)–This past year, the United States and Sierra Leone together advanced the fight against malaria, despite immense challenges posed by …

March 23, 2022 U.S. Embassy in Freetown Phone # JallohA@state.gov Email: PASFreetown@state.gov United States Donation of 502,200 COVID-19 Vaccines to Sierra Leone in March as U.S. Reaches Goal of 500 Million Vaccine Donations World-Wide FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (Mar. 23, 2022) – With the arrival of just over 500,000 new vaccines from the United States in Sierra Leone …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2022 U.S. Embassy in Freetown U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation Delegation Visits Sierra Leone to Progress Compact Development FREETOWN (March 11, 2022) – The U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has successfully concluded the latest of several visits to Sierra Leone to progress the design of a potential investment to support …

  U.S. Sponsored Preservation Project to Save Old Fourah Bay College in Freetown, Sierra Leone Commences February 17, 2022, Freetown, Sierra Leone Sierra Leone’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Hon. Dr. Memunatu  Pratt and World Monuments Fund (WMF) announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for a preservation project to save Old Fourah …

For Immediate Release February 11, 2022 U.S. Embassy in Freetown Phone # JallohA@state.gov Email: PASFreetown@state.gov U.S. AIDS Relief Program seeing 22% Increase in Treatment Ahead of Further Program Expansion This year’s expansion of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is dramatically improving access to treatment for Sierra Leoneans living with HIV, with 22% …

For Immediate Release February 2, 2022 U.S. Embassy in Freetown Phone # JallohA@state.gov Email: PASFreetown@state.gov Through United States Partnership, 12 Districts in Sierra Leone Reduced Transmission of Devastating Tropical Diseases The United States government, through the Agency for International Development (USAID), has supported the Government of Sierra Leone by providing medicines to entire communities through campaigns …

  Joint Press Release With support from USAID, UNICEF donates 77 solar powered refrigerators to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation to strengthen the cold chain system Freetown, 14 December 2021 – Working collaboratively to strengthen the cold chain system of the country’s Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) and reduce infant and under-five mortality rates …

  Freetown, Sierra Leone – On November 19, 2021, U.S. Ambassador David Reimer joined the Sierra Leone Minister of Health and Sanitation, Dr. Austin Demby, and other dignitaries to congratulate 25 graduates of the tenth cohort of the Field Epidemiology and Training Program – Frontline. The graduation of this cohort of trainees is a significant …

For Immediate Release October 28, 2021 U.S. Embassy in Freetown Email: PASFreetown@state.gov United States Doubles Investment in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Program FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (Oct. 28, 2021) – The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), announced this month that the program will nearly double its investment in Sierra Leone for 2022, from …

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Press Release September 13, 2021 United States Mission in Sierra Leone Public Affairs Office Contact: Alhassan Jalloh Tel: 099-905-085 U.S. Donates over 113,000 COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines to Sierra Leone Freetown, Sierra Leone – The U.S. Embassy handed over 113,490 doses of Pfizer vaccine to the government of Sierra Leone as part of President Biden’s initiative …

Press Release August 11, 2021 United States Mission in Sierra Leone Public Affairs Office Contact: Alhassan Jalloh Email: JallohA@state.gov 2021 Mandela Washington Fellows receive certificates Freetown, Sierra Leone – On August 11, Charge d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy Freetown, Elaine French, handed over Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF) certificates to seven participants from Sierra Leone who took …

  United States Mission Sierra Leone  Public Affairs Office   Press Release                                                                                                             June 10, 2021 U.S. Supports Bo School of Midwifery with New Skills Lab Bo, Sierra Leone- United States Ambassador David Reimer, along with Dr. Austin Demby, Minister of Health, and Dr. Alpha T. Wurie, Minister of Education, commissioned a new skills lab at …

Press Release United States Mission in Sierra Leone Public Affairs Office Contact: Alhassan Jalloh JallohA@state.gov June 8,2021 U.S. Ambassador Urges Protection of Sierra Leone’s Oceans and Marine Ecosystems FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Banana Island, Sierra Leone – In a video celebrating June 8, World Ocean Day, United States Ambassador David Reimer urged the protection of Sierra Leone’s …

Press Release April 07, 2021 United States Mission in Sierra Leone Public Affairs Office Salone Celebrates Successful Finish of MCC Threshold Program Freetown, Sierra Leone – In a ceremony at the State House, President Julius Maada Bio extended his “profound appreciation to the leadership of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in the United States and …

United States Fulbright Scholar Presents Agricultural Equipment to Njala University Press Release April 29, 2021 United States Mission in Sierra Leone Public Affairs Office United States Fulbright Scholar Presents Agricultural Equipment to Njala University Njala, Sierra Leone – At a ceremony at Njala University’s Bo campus, Fulbright Scholar Professor Richard Cooke presented a variety of …

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U.S. Ambassador David Reimer presents his credentials to President Bio Freetown, Sierra Leone – On Wednesday, March 24, David D. Reimer, United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Sierra Leone presented his official letter of credence to President Julius Maada Bio at a credentialling ceremony at the State House.  Newly arrived ambassadors …

Vice President Jalloh Celebrates Handover of Millennium Challenge Corporation Water Kiosks Freetown, Sierra Leone –  Vice President Mohammed Juldeh Jalloh celebrated the formal handover of 10 water kiosks, funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation threshold program, to the Guma Valley Water Company at a ceremony on Monday in KingTom.  The Vice President, along with the …

His Excellency, Ambassador David Reimer arrived at Lungi Airport on Monday, March 8 to take up his post as Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Freetown. Ambassador Reimer was greeted by Mr. Victor Abdulai Sheriff, Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and International Cooperation. “I am delighted to arrive …

PRESS RELEASE: Francis Ben Kaifala honored with anticorruption champion award Freetown – On Tuesday, February 23rd, Chargé d’Affairs Elaine M French presented Francis Ben Kaifala with the  Department of State International Anticorruption Champions Award. Mr. Kaifala was honored for his leadership as the Commissioner of Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission, which has enhanced efforts to fight …

December 16, 2020 FOR MORE INFORMATION Email: PASFreetown@state.gov U.S. Embassy: Millennium Challenge Corporation announces new compact with Sierra Leone Freetown, SIERRA LEONE — Demonstrating the United States’ commitment to helping lead the fight against global poverty, the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) Board of Directors selected Sierra Leone for an MCC compact program – a multimillion dollar …

On May 22, 2020, United States Ambassador, Maria Brewer, met with the Sierra Leone Deputy Minister of Defense, Colonel (Retired) Muana Brima Massaquoi, to loan vital logistical equipment to the Community Care Center at the Peace Mission Training Center in Hastings.  As COVID-19 spreads around the world, one key element to minimizing the spread is …

Press Release United States Mission in Sierra Leone Public Affairs Office Contact: Alhassan Jalloh Tel: 099-905-085 Baltimore-based band Nelly’s Echo to visit Sierra Leone FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Embassy Freetown, Sierra Leone, February 21, 2020. Baltimore-based musical group Nelly’s Echo will be coming to Sierra Leone in the first week of March, as a part …

On November 19, 2019, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green met in Washington, D.C., with The Honourable Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, Ph.D., Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. Administrator Green and Vice President Jalloh spoke about Sierra Leone’s strong leadership in the health sector, particularly in preventing further outbreaks of Ebola. …

United States Mission Sierra Leone Public Affairs Office Press Release June 21, 2019 Freetown Contact: Emily Royse Green Tel: 099105000 Ministry of Health and Sanitation, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and WHO Conduct Full Scale Simulation Exercise “Operation Lion Mountain” The Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), with support from the U.S. Centers …

United States Mission Sierra Leone Public Affairs Office Press Release May 28, 2019 Freetown Contact: Emily Royse Green Tel: 099105000 Minister of Education Visits United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Funded and CRS implemented McGovern Dole International Food for Education and Nutrition Project On May 21, 2019, Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Mr. …

United States Mission Sierra Leone  Public Affairs Office Press Release Freetown                                                                                                            May 9, 2019 Contact: Emily Royse Green Tel: 099105000 U.S. Embassy Representative opens CHAMPS Office and breaks ground for new laboratory in Makeni U.S. Embassy Representative Mr. Carlton Philadelphia opened a new CHAMPS (Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance) Office on the grounds …

Press Release Freetown May 10, 2019 Contact: Emily Royse Green Tel: 099105000 U.S. and RSLAF Re-commence Peacekeeping Support Training The first in a series of courses kicked off on Wednesday May 8 at the U.S. Peacekeeping Logistics Depot in Murraytown. This first course will be one month long and the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed …

      U.S. Coast Guard Vessel “Thetis” Rescues Two Fishermen in the Gulf of Guinea  GULF OF GUINEA — The U.S. Coast Guard Vessel called the “Thetis” (WMEC-910) conducted a rescue-at-sea of two fishermen, who were presumed dead, approximately 40 miles south of Sierra Leone in the Gulf of Guinea, March 14, 2019. Watchstanders …

  United States Mission Sierra Leone Office of Security Cooperation Press Release Freetown                                                                                                                     March 6, 2019 Contact: Emily Royse Green Tel: 099 105 500 U.S. Ambassador Hands Over Personal Protective Equipment to the RSLAF On Thursday, 28 February 2019, the U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Maria E. Brewer, handed over Personal Protective Equipment …

United States Mission Sierra Leone Office of Security Cooperation Press Release Freetown December 18, 2018 Contact: Emily Royse Green D Tel: 099 105 500 U.S. Ambassador Hands Over Mobile Health Service Caravan On Tuesday 18 December 2018, the U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Maria E. Brewer, handed over a Mobile Health Service Caravan to the …

United States Mission Sierra Leone Public Affairs Office Press Release November 28, 2018 Freetown Contact: Emily Royse Green Tel: 099105000 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Launch Newest Phase of McGovern-Dole School Lunch Program in Sierra Leone On November 28, 2018, U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone Maria E. Brewer gave …

U.S. Embassy congratulates First Cohort of Intermediate Disease Detectives

CDC Supports Government to Launch National Ebola Database

United States Government Donates Specialty Medicines to Strengthen Health Services for Ebola Survivors

U.S. Ambassador Maria Brewer visited the Armed Forces Training Center

The U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Maria E Brewer, has commissioned a new Library and Skills Laboratory at the National School of Midwifery in Freetown. The donation is part of the Resilient and Responsive Health Systems (RRHS) initiative, a five year grant of $9.5M, which is made available through the Health Resources and Services Ad-ministration. …

The Global Director of Peace Corp Volunteers, Hon. Josephine Olsen has on Sunday, 05/13/2018 paid a day visit to the Peace Corp Country Team and volunteers in Sierra Leone. Speaking to staff at the head office in Freetown, Hon. Olsen thanked them for making their operation work like magic in Sierra Leone and encouraged them …

U.S. Ambassador Alexander Laskaris, the Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Engagement at United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), held high-level meetings in Freetown yesterday as part of a series of engagements across West Africa. At the pinnacle of the visit, Ambassador Laskaris, along with the U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Maria Brewer, met with His Excellency the …

USAID Global Entrepreneurship Week Activities in Sierra Leone

Press Release Bunce Island

U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative Expands to Sierra Leone Press Release PMI Official Launch

The United States Embassy in Sierra Leone highlights lessons learned from Ebola Recovery in Conference

United States Mission Sierra Leone Public Affairs Office Press Release Freetown                                                                                                                  October 5, 2017 Contact: Emily Royse Green Tel: 099 105 500 ext. 5211 USAID Supports Landmark Achievement in Infection Prevention Control On October 5th 2017, the University of Sierra Leone College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, and Njala University graduated their first ever …