July 22, 2008
CGD chairman Edward W. Scott Jr. and board member Belinda Stronach recently visited Liberia, where Scott has sponsored a group of young professionals, the Scott Family Liberia Fellows, who serve as special assistants to the country’s top officials. In an interview ahead of Liberian Independence Day, Scott shares his impressions of the country’s potential and the many challenges to be faced in recovering from more than a decade of civil war, and he urges the U.S. and official donors to step up their support.