George Weah Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Foreign policy=== Upon his election to office, Weah first made an official visit in Senegal to meet with President [[Macky Sall]], to "strengthen the bond between the two countries". On 21 February 2018, Weah made his first official visit outside Africa, to France, meeting French President [[Emmanuel Macron]]. The meeting focused on improving the relationship between France and Liberia and also sought French help for a sports development project in Africa. The meeting was also attended by Didier Drogba, [[Kylian Mbappé]] and [[FIFA]] president [[Gianni Infantino]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://amp.parismatch.com/Actu/Politique/Macron-recoit-Weah-a-l-Elysee-en-presence-de-Drogba-et-Mbappe-1465295 |title=Macron reçoit Weah à l'Elysée en présence de Drogba et Mbappé |year=2018 |work=Paris Match|access-date=21 February 2018 |language=FR}}</ref> On 25 May 2018, following a meeting with President Weah, the Liberian Football Association president Musa Bility announced that Liberia would vote for the [[Canada–Mexico–United States 2026 FIFA World Cup bid|Canada–Mexico–United States World Cup bid]], breaking ranks with the rest of Africa, who were voting for the [[Morocco 2026 FIFA World Cup bid|Moroccan bid]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Edwards |first1=Piers |title=Liberia to vote against Morocco's 2026 World Cup bid |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44247560 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> He made a visit to China to congratulate [[Xi Jinping]] on his re-election. President Weah said he looked forward to further cementing the strong ties that exist between both countries since establishment between both nations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 June 2023 |title=Pres. Weah Congratulates Pres. Xi on His Reelection {{!}} The Executive Mansion |url=https://www.emansion.gov.lr/media/press-release/pres-weah-congratulates-pres-xi-his-reelection |access-date=18 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611173518/https://www.emansion.gov.lr/media/press-release/pres-weah-congratulates-pres-xi-his-reelection |archive-date=11 June 2023 }}</ref> [[File:Reuven Rivlin with George Mena Wah, February 2019 (8308).jpg|thumb|Weah with [[Reuven Rivlin]] in Israel.]] In July 2023, he met with Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] to discuss topics of cementing ties, trade, cooperation on international affairs, peace, and security.<ref>{{Cite web |title=President Weah Holds Bilateral Meeting With Israeli Leaders {{!}} The Executive Mansion |url=https://www.emansion.gov.lr/media/press-release/president-weah-holds-bilateral-meeting-israeli-leaders |access-date=18 July 2023 |website=www.emansion.gov.lr}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page