Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom will join Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) CEO Dana J. Hyde and a delegation from the Government of Liberia, including Vice President Joseph Boakai and Minister of Finance and Development Planning Amara Konneh, on Monday, November 2 at 1:00 p.m. at the Department of State for a ceremonial signing of the $257 million MCC Liberia Compact.

The MCC Liberia Compact was approved by MCC’s Board of Directors in September 2015. It highlights the United States’ rapid re-engagement with the country in its post-Ebola recovery, and will focus on hydropower generation, electricity sector reform, and road maintenance sector reform.