The Ministry of Foreign Affairs acting upon a December 17, 2013 presidential directive has recalled Ambassador Francis Tuan Karpeh, Liberia’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, European Union, Belgium and Luxemburg who had earlier been scheduled for retirement.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has initiated an intensive, full-scale investigation into reports of alleged malpractices on the part of some Foreign Service Officials with respect to payment of rental and leases.

The investigation is comprehensive and covers all foreign missions with a view to taking the appropriate punitive and corrective actions.