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Ethel Davis (diplomat)

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Ethel Davis in 2012

Ethel Davis is a Liberian diplomat who served as Liberia’s Ambassador to Germany. She also serves as ambassador to Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Austria and Finland.[1] She presented her credentials to Christian Wulff at Bellevue Palace (Germany) on December 13, 2010.[2]

Education

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Davis earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the George Washington University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Liberia.[1]

Career

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In 2009, three people working under Davis at the Central Bank of Liberia were accused of illegally transferring funds.[3] During the investigation, Davis resigned from her position as Deputy Bank Governor.[4] While she was found not culpable, she resigned to allow the investigation to proceed.[5]

Her work in Liberia has included working on the Ebola virus epidemic in Liberia,[6][7][8] a crisis she likened to war[9] which required global action.[10] Davis worked with multiple companies and towns in Germany encouraging aid for Liberia during the epidemic.[11][12] During this period, she note that Ebola came to Liberia from Guinea,[9] and thus the epidemic is only one plane ride away from Germany.[13] In 2014 deaths from Ebola challenged Liberia's economy and social cohesion, as Davis noted during a global health summit in Berlin.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Amb. Ethel Davis". Berlin Global. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Liberian Ambassador to Germany Presents Letters of Credence". AfricaNewsAnalysis. December 13, 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. ^ "I know them not". allAfrica.com. July 2, 2010 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ "I Quit, To Save CBL From Headlines - Deputy Central Bank Governor". allAfrica.com. June 15, 2009 – via Gale.com.
  5. ^ "President Sirleaf Visits Flood Victims - Expresses Regrets Over Disaster". allAfrica.com. June 15, 2009 – via Gale.com.
  6. ^ Haarhoff, Heike (21 October 2014). "Kein Bett für an Ebola Erkrankte". Die Tageszeitung; Berlin – via ProQuest.
  7. ^ "USA diskutieren Reiseverbot". Die Welt. 7 October 2014. p. 23 – via ProQuest.
  8. ^ "Liberian Ambassador - 'Ebola Is Spreading Too Fast'". allAfrica.com. 16 September 2014 – via ProQuest.
  9. ^ a b "Ebola ist wie Krieg". Oberberg Aktuell. 2014-09-18. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  10. ^ "Botschafterin Liberias: Ebola gemeinsam besiegen". FOCUS Online (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  11. ^ "Hilfsprojekt: Botschafterin würdigt in Kaufbeuren die Arbeit von Humedica". all-in.de - das Allgäu online! (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  12. ^ "Sie sterben, sie sind krank". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  13. ^ Kirst, Virginia (2014-10-06). "Ebola: Hilfsorganisationen benötigen deutlich mehr Spenden". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  14. ^ Scheffer, Ulrike; Schlütter, Jana (2014-10-21). "Deutsches Spezialflugzeug für Ebola-Patienten". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  15. ^ Haarhoff, Heike (2014-10-20). "Ebola-Tagebuch – Folge 30: Kein Bett für Infizierte". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2022-02-22.