Gambia Gets US Ambassador, 7 Weeks to Vote

Gambia Gets US Ambassador, 7 Weeks to Vote

The Gambia has a new US ambassador: Laurence Socha presented his credentials to President Adama Barrow seven weeks before the 5 December election.

U.S. Ambassador Socha presents credentials to Barrow

U.S. Ambassador Laurence Socha today presented his Letter of Credence to President Adama Barrow at State House, formally beginning his tenure as the 22nd United States Ambassador to The Gambia. Hon. Sering Modou Njie, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, accompanied Ambassador Socha to the ceremony.  Following the presentation, Ambassador Socha and President Barrow discussed ways to strengthen the longstand…