𝐔.𝐒. 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐭 𝐔𝐋 𝟏𝟎𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗮, 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 | United States Ambassador to Liberia His Excellency Mark C. Toner will serve as a Guest Speaker at the University of Liberia (UL) 104th Commencement Convocation. The UL 104th convocation ceremonies are due to commence on 16 September 2024 on the Fendall campus in Louisiana, Montserrado County. The 104th Commencement Convocation comes with memorable events celebrating the achievement of the graduating class and the institution’s progress. The Administration of the University of Liberia has expressed excitement over Amb. Toner’s acceptance to serve as a Guest Speaker during the ceremonies.Ambassador Toner’s presence emphasizes the strong relationship between Liberia and the United States, as well as his dedication to education and development in Liberia. The career U.S. Diplomat arrived in Monrovia on August 2, 2024. He is a member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service and has most recently served as the Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Global Public Affairs. Before that, he was Minister Counsellor for Public Diplomacy at the U.S. Embassy, in Paris, France.Previously, Ambassador Toner was the Department of State’s Senior Advisor for the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Washington, DC. He also served as the State Department’s Deputy Spokesperson and Acting Spokesperson under three successive Secretaries of State and as a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the State Department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. Among Ambassador Toner’s previous assignments, he served as a Spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to NATO; as Senior Watch Officer in the Department of State’s Emergency Operations Center; and as a Pearson Fellow on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Before joining the Foreign Service, he spent three years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia, West Africa. Ambassador Toner earned his B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame and his M.A. degree from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C. He is the recipient of multiple State Department performance awards and speaks French and Polish. He is married and has four daughters.