Ambassador Isatu Timbo inducts into office Mary Metzger as newly appointed Chief of Staff

By Kabs Kanu

The ceremony was grand, auspicious and colorful. It was the induction into office last weekend of Madam Mary Metzger , who has been appointed Chief of Staff to Sierra Leone’s Honorary Consul and Goodwill Ambassador, Dr. Isatu Timbo.

By the powers vested in her, Dr. Timbo on October 7 appointed Madam Metzger as Chief of Staff. According to the letter of appointment signed by Dr. Timbo herself, Madam Metzger has been appointed to serve as a key member of her office and will assist her in “effectively managing and coordinating the considerable responsibilities “ of the Office of Goodwill Ambassador and Honorary Consul.

Madam Metzger’s appointment has been endorsed by Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Amara Sowa.

In her letter accepting her appointment, Madam Metzger expressed “profound gratitude and humility and was deeply honored “for the confidence Ambassador Timbo reposed in her character, commitment, organizational abilities, discretion and ability to contribute meaningfully to the work and objectives of the office..

Madam Metzger assured Ambassador Timbo that she will fulfill her duties efficiently.

Last weekend , she was duly inducted into office by Ambassador Timbo in an impressive ceremony attended by friends and family at the Office of the Goodwill Ambassador and Honorary Consul.

Please see below photos of the induction ceremony and the necessary documents of the appointment process .

 

 

In the photos, Ambassador Timbo and Chief of Staff Mary Metzger are in white , with green, white and blue ( Sierra Leone’s national colors ) stole around them. Madam Metzger is the one with head gear.