Prof.David J Francis (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
@Prof_DJFrancis
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Prof. David John Francis is a Sierra Leonean politician, academic and author serving as Minister Of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Sierra Leone
Joined April 2020
Today, @PresidentBio attended the 63rd ECOWAS Summit with West African Presidents in Bissau, Guinea Bissau. President Bio was congratulated by the ECOWAS Presidents for his resounding re-election for another 5-year mandate & for consolidating peace & democracy in Sierra Leone
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*TODAY, SIERRA LEONE IS BACK AT THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AFTER 53 YEARS THANKS TO THE VISION & LEADERSHIP OF PRESIDENT JULIUS MAADA BIO* 🇸🇱 *188 UN MEMBER STATES VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY FOR SIERRA LEONE, PULLING THE HIGHEST VOTES*
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Today in New York, I had positive meeting with the Foreign Minister of Algeria, H.E. Ahmed Attaf to strengthen our bilateral relations as well as our mutual support for 🇩🇿& 🇸🇱 bid for seat in UNSC in Non-Permanent category for 2024/25, with elections on 6th June 2023.
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Today in Beijing & as Special Envoy of @PresidentBio, I had positive talks with State Councillor & Foreign Minister Qin Gang to strengthen our long-standing bilateral relations & multilateral cooperation in areas of trade & investment & support for global peace & security🇸🇱🇨🇳
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In Dakhla Today, I joined my dear brother & colleague Foreign Minister H.E. Nasser Bourita of the Kingdom of Morocco to sign 13 bilateral Agreements in key socio-economic & development sectors on the occassion of the 3rd Joint Commission for Cooperation between 🇸🇱🇲🇦
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Warm Greetings to Foreign Minister H.E. Dr. Naledi Pandor, the Government & People of South Africa on the occassion of their FREETOWN DAY. We continue to strengthen our strong cordial bilateral relations🇿🇦🇸🇱 @PresidentBio
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Warm Greetings to Foreign Minister H.E. Dr. Naleni Pandor, the Government & People of South Africa of the occassion of their FREEDOM DAY 🇸🇱🇿🇦 @PresidentBio
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Delighted to host in Freetown my counterpart Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade of Hungary H.E. Peter Szijjarto. Historic visit of 1st Hungarian Foreign Minister to Sierra Leone to strengthen bilateral cooperation & hosting of 1st Hungarian-SL Business Forum 🇭🇺🇸🇱 @PresidentBio
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Positive meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister of Brazil in Brasilia, H.E. Mauro Vieira, to strengthen bilateral & multilateral cooperation including re-opening of Brazilian Embassy in Freetown, trade & investment in agriculture, tourism, health & aviation sectors @PresidentBio
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Today, on behalf of @PresidentBio I joined the 56 countries of Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting to celebrate 10th anniversary of the signing of the Commonwealth Charter & promote Year of Peace. @PresidentBio raised the Commonwealth Flag for Peace at State House
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Today, on behalf of @PresidentBio I joined the 56 countries of the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers to celebrate 10th Anniversary of the signing of the Commonwealth Charter & promote Year of Peace. @PresidentBio raised the Commonwealth Flag for Peace at State House
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On the margins of the Commonwealth Foreign Ministers meeting in London, I had positive engagement with H.E. Fred Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas to strengthen the historic bilateral relations between 🇧🇸 & 🇸🇱 as well as CARICOM support for our UNSC seat bid
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Today, in Freetown, I am delighted & proud to host the UK Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, a 'Son of the Soil' of Sierra Leone. We signed an historic MoU on Trade & Investment to attract more private sector investment opportunities in Sierra Leone @PresidentBio
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Today, in Cape Town, South Africa, I signed Visa Waiver Agreement with the Minister of International Relations & Cooperation, H.E. Dr Naledi Pandor We also had positive discussions to strengthen bilateral & multilateral cooperation including trade & investment & support for C-10
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As Special Envoy of @PresidentBio, I had inspiring discussions Today in Windhoek with @hagegeingob President of Namibia to strengthen our long-standing bilateral & multilateral cooperation to mutually benefit the peace, security & economic development of Sierra Leone & Namibia
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Today, in Windhoek, Namibia, I signed MoU with the Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister H.E. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to strengthen our bilateral cooperation in 6 key areas, in recognition of the support from Sierra Leone to achieve political independence in 1990 @PresidentBio
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Today, @PresidentBio presented the APRM Report to colleague Heads of State at the 36th AU Summit in Addis Ababa in his capacity as the AU Chairperson of the African Peer Review Forum of Heads of State & Government
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