Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Liberia)
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Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Liberia)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a cabinet ministry of Liberia responsible for directing Liberia's external relations and the management of its international diplomatic missions. The ministry is located in Monrovia, Liberia's capital. History The modern Liberian state was established by former American slaves and free African-Americans that immigrated to western Africa in the early 1800s as part of the mission of the American Colonization Society."Colonization: Thirty-Sixth Anniversary of the American Colonization Society"
''New York Times'', January 19, 1853
Much of the country's foreign policy philosophy is therefore derived from the same principles that guide

Coat Of Arms Of Liberia
The coat of arms of Liberia consists of a shield containing a picture of a 19th-century ship arriving in Liberia. The ship represents the ships which brought the freed slaves from the United States to Liberia. Above the shield, the national motto of Liberia appears on a scroll: ''The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here'', and below the shield another scroll contains the official name of the country, Republic of Liberia. The plow and the shovel represent the dignity of labor and hard work through which the nation will prosper. The rising sun in the background represents the birth of a nation.Liberia Crest/Flag Meaning
World Atlas
The palm tree, the nation's most versatile source of food, represents prosperity. The white dove with a scroll represents the breath of peace.
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