12/10/2025
Historic Moment in U.S.–Liberian Relations 🇱🇷🇺🇸
In May 1943, Liberian President Edwin J. Barclay made history as the first African leader to address the United States Senate, marking a defining moment in U.S.–Liberian relations during World War II.
Seen on the steps of the U.S. Capitol:
From left to right - Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis, the highest-ranking African-American officer in the U.S. Army at the time; President Edwin J. Barclay of Liberia; Representative Sol Bloom of New York, Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee; and President-elect William V. S. Tubman of Liberia.
President Barclay’s address to Congress highlighted Liberia’s strategic partnership with the United States in the global war effort and represented a powerful milestone in the recognition of African leadership on the world stage.
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