While President Bush was visiting Liberia recently, a U.S. Navy ship was headed there, too, carrying postal equipment to help the nation rebuild after its devastating civil war.
The cargo includes 35 pallets of Post Office boxes and postal equipment, and other U.S. government–donated goods scheduled to arrive March 25. Other countries in the Universal Postal Union (UPU) also have assisted the country.
“It’s heartening to see how much progress can be achieved with collaborative efforts by the postal community,” said USPS International Postal Affairs Executive Director Michael Regan. “We’re pleased to help strengthen Liberia’s ability to provide basic postal services to its citizens.”
More than 30 International Postal Affairs, Delivery Operations, Supply Management, area and district employees assisted Regan. Earlier this year, Chief Postal Inspector Alexander Lazaroff and the Postal Inspection Service helped with logistics to get the equipment to the Navy. Lazaroff and Postal Inspectors also assisted with training in Liberia.
For more information, go to the UPU’s Union Postale magazine at http://www-dev.upu.int/union_postale/2007/en/3-3.html.
