MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
MONROVIA, LIBERIA
Press Release
Statement
on the Opening of New Accounts for Liberian Diplomatic Missions in the United
States
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONROVIA, APRIL 8, 2014: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says
the banking situation involving Liberia’s diplomatic missions near Washington
DC and New York have been resolved with the opening of new bank accounts.
According
to a Foreign Ministry release, the Embassy of Liberia in Washington, D.C. and
the Liberian Mission at the United Nations now have their new bank accounts
at Capital One Bank, while the Consulate
General Office in New York has its new bank account at Abacus Federal Savings
Bank.
It can be recalled, the Foreign Ministry in a statement last week said
it was working with the US State Department, the Liberian Missions in DC and New
York, US Embassy near Monrovia, as well as the Ministry of Finance and the
Central Bank of Liberia to resolve the problem in the shortest possible time and is pleased to report the
restoration of banking activities for its missions in the United States.
Liberian
Missions in the United States were among over 80 other missions in the United
Sates that were confronted with a serious banking crisis recently as a result
of a decision by US Commercial Banks to terminate banking relationship with the
missions.
Signed:
Horatio Bobby Willie
ASSISTANT MINISTER/PUBLIC AFFAIRS