By Precious D. Freeman
The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden has nominated a new Ambassador to Liberia pending confirmation by congress.
According to the White House website, nominee Mark Christopher Toner is a career member of the senior Foreign Service, and currently serves as the Minister Counselor for Public Diplomacy at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France.
The website also stated that Toner was a senior Advisor at the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and a senior Faculty Advisor at the National Defense University.
“Earlier Toner held a position as the States Department’s Deputy Assistant Secretary in the State Department Bureau of European Affairs,” the website clarified.
The White House Website also gave details that Toner served as the Director of Press Operations in the Bureau of Public Affairs and Director of Press and Public Affairs in the Bureau of European Affairs.
The information maintained that the nominee was also the spokesperson at the U.S. Mission to NATO in Brussels, Belgium, and that prior to joining the State Department, Toner served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia, West Africa.
“He earned his Bachelor’s from the university of Netro Dame and his Master’s from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C. and also speaks French and Polish,” the White House website noted.
