|
PRESIDENT
ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF
FOREIGN TRAVEL 2007 |
|
Costs**
vs. Benefits Analysis |
|
Start
Date |
End
Date |
Activity |
Location/Details |
Country |
Deliverables |
Estimated
Benefit |
$$$
Benefits |
Cost
to Govt |
|
12-Jan |
14-Jan |
2nd
German/Africa Forum |
Accra |
Ghana |
Bilateral
discussions with German
officials |
Debt
cancellation |
$0 |
$16,090 |
|
19-Jan |
20-Jan |
ECOWAS
Summit |
Ouagadougou |
Burkina
Faso |
Discussion
of regional economic
issues |
No
direct financial benefit |
$0 |
$11,496 |
|
24-Jan |
27-Jan |
World
Economic Forum |
Davos |
Switzerland |
Participated
in World Economic Forum
and made the case for
debt relief for Liberia |
No
direct financial benefit |
$0 |
$56,460 |
|
9-Feb |
18-Feb |
Liberia's
Partners Forum |
DC |
USA |
Participated
in the Liberia's
Partners' Forum and held
bilateral talks on
support for the SSR. |
Bilateral
debt cancellation: US =
$391 million; Germany =
$232 million and UK =
$76 M |
$0 |
$122,932 |
|
The
President has worked
over time with members
of Congress for this
assistance. |
US
Congress supplemental
budgetary support for
GoL |
Security
Sector Reform gets an
infusion of $45 M. |
$45,000,000 |
$0 |
|
20-Feb |
26-Feb |
Official
Visit and delivered
keynote at the Women's
Parliamentary Conference |
Kigali |
Rwanda |
Held
bilateral talks on
security,
decentralization and
gender issues. |
No
direct financial benefit |
$0 |
$52,740 |
|
5-Mar |
6-Mar |
Ghana
50th Independence
Celebration |
Accra |
Ghana |
African
solidarity |
No
direct financial benefit |
$0 |
$14,412 |
|
7-Mar |
9-Mar |
"Women
for a Better World"
Conference |
Madrid |
Spain |
Spanish
gov't will provide
ambulances and fire
trucks and a sixty bed
mobile hospital;
bilateral cooperation on
improving training
facilities in Liberia
and sending teachers to
train Liberian nurses
and training in fishing
and hospitality sectors. |
Two
ambulances worth approx
$80,000; mobile hospital
worth about $1M and
approx $100,000 for the
fire trucks |
$1,140,000 |
$80,035 |
|
10-Mar |
14-Mar |
Official
Visit to Japan |
Tokyo |
Japan |
Multilateral
aid to UNHCR and WFP as
well as donation of
medical equipment for
JFK and reroofing of the
maternity center. |
200
million yen ($1.6 M) of
food aid to WFP; $2.5
million to UNHCR and
donation of medical
equipment for JFK
maternity center worth
$46,700 and reroofing at
a cost of $74,413. |
$4,221,113 |
$171,128 |
|
14-Mar |
16-Mar |
Conference
on :Improving Governance
and Fighting Corruption |
Brussels |
Belgium |
Liberian
delegation shared
experiences with others
and brain stormed on
ways to improve
governance. They learned
best practices on how to
fight corruption. |
No
direct financial benefit |
$0 |
$23,272 |
|
26-Mar |
29-Mar |
Canada
2020 |
Ontario |
Canada |
Spread
the Net mosquito-proof
bed nets |
On-going
campaign to help prevent
malaria, the leading
cause of infant
mortality in Liberia |
$330,000 |
$38,814 |
|
3-Apr |
4-Apr |
President
Wade's Inauguration |
Dakar |
Senegal |
African
solidarity |
No
direct financial benefit |
$0 |
$10,588 |
|
30-Apr |
30-Apr |
MRU
Summit |
Conakry |
Guinea |
Issues
concerning the MRU were
discussed, including
resuscitating the MRU,
security and economic
cooperation |
No
direct financial benefit |
$0 |
$22,002 |
|
5-Apr |
6-Apr |
Working
Visit to Libya |
Tripoli |
Libya |
MOU
signed for
rehabilitation of Ducor
Palace Hotel; Libyan
Gov't committed to
establish a rubber
processing plant in
Liberia and to assist
with SSR, establish a
vocational school, and
establish a new Joint
Venture Company with
Liberia, etc. |
Estimated
value of deliverables is
US$65 M |
$65,000,000 |
$21,404 |
|
$115,691,113 |
$641,373 |
|
Summary |
|
Total
benefits derived from
foreign travels in 2007 |
$115,691,113 |
|
Less
total costs of foreign
travels in 2007 |
$641,373 |
|
Estimated
total benefits to
Government and people of
Liberia - 2007 |
$115,049,740 |
|
Notes: |
**Total
costs includes tickets
and per diem for members
of the Legislature,
media and civil society. |
