Monrovia — A high-level team from the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will arrive in Liberia on Monday, September 22, 2025, for an official mission to assess the country’s preparedness for reaffirmation of eligibility for a potential second MCC Compact.
The team will be led by Ms. Carrie Monahan, Managing Director for Africa at MCC.
She will be accompanied by a team of senior experts, including Deidre Fair, Director of Finance and Trade; Steve Anderson, Economist; Peter Glick, Economist; Sophia Marcus, Economist; Sheena Cooper, Finance and Trade Specialist; and Arif Mamun, Deputy Vice President for the Economic Analysis Division.
This critical visit precedes MCC’s next regular board meeting in December 2025, during which Liberia’s continued eligibility for a second Compact will be reviewed.
During their time in Liberia, the delegation will engage with a wide range of government institutions and stakeholders, including the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Investment Commission, Central Bank of Liberia, the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), the Ministry of Mines and Energy, and the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI).
Others are: the Liberia Revenue Authority, Liberia Special Economic Zone Authority, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Liberia Chamber of Commerce, and a host of other government and non-govermmental stakeholders
