Monrovia- Accordingto a Release dated May 30, 2019, President GEORGE MANNAH
WEAH has passed a directive through the Director-General of the Cabinet that:

All Ministers, Director Generals, Managing Directors,
Commissioners, Commissioner-Generals, Deputies and
Assistants, Superintendents and City Mayors of the Executive
Branch of Government and a certified copy to the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Commissioner General, Liberia Immigration Service, Restricting all public officials in the Executive on Foreign Travels.

The release stated that President Weah says, Liberians are gradually experiencing the development initiatives of this
administration. It is essential that our development efforts are sustained; with
all areas of Government focused on creating a BETTER LIBERIA. This
means that presidential appointees are available and on duty to give their
institutions direction and effective leadership.
The above mentioned presidential appointees are to note the following
restrictions on foreign travels effective June 1, 2019.

 For every official travel, you are to obtain Travel Authorization Letter
from the President before leaving the country.

 Liberia Immigration Service is by copy of this Directive instructed to
ensure that they are in receipt of a Travel Authorization Letter from
the President from a traveling official on every of such travel.

Also, City Mayors, County Presidential Appointees and Presidential
Appointees of Institutions of Higher Learning must ensure that they
obtain Travel Authorization Letter from their supervising Minister and
Governing Board respectively in consultation with the Minister of
State.

 Presidential Appointees should provide evidence indicating the
sponsors of their trips, period away from the Country along with their
travel request letter.

 As of July 1, 2019, Ministries, Agencies and Commissions eligible to
attend statutory meetings/events outside of the country are required to
submit to the Minister of State, schedules of those meetings/events
and any intended quarterly travel plan for approval by the President.

 Presidential Appointees are entitled to one month annual leave and
can be split. The Presidency remains grateful for a written pre-
knowledge should that leave be spent out of the country.

 For extreme emergency request for personal and official foreign
travels, authorization will be treated on a case by case basis.