Sierra Leone: Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a Conversation on Women and Leadership in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Freetown — AMBASSADOR LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD: I can‘t say how delighted I am to be here with you. In my heart of hearts, I’m an academic, and more deeply, I’m an Africanist. And so for many, many years, I studied Africa, lived in Liberia, and Fourah Bay University was, like, at the top. You heard about all of these amazing universities that produced amazing leaders and amazing academics, and Fourah Bay University was one of those universities. And I never, ever expected to be here, and…