Joseph F. Johnson

Joseph Johnson received his early education at the St. Philomena Elementary School in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County, and continued at the Lott Carey Baptist Mission School and the College of West Africa. He earned a bachelor's degree in Economics and Accounting from the University of Liberia in 1990. After a study period of a year, Johnson obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from the Keller Graduate School of Management in Atlanta, Georgia in 2003. == Pre-Political Career==

From June 1997 to February 2004, Johnson served in the United States Army as a battalion finance non-commissioned officer. He moved on to a corporate accountancy role with Oxford Industries based in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2007, Johnson settled in Liberia and was employed by the Liberia Company (LIBCO) as an administrative manager. During this period, he became head of the interim management committee of the Cocopa Rubber Company in Nimba County. ==Deputy Minister of Defense (2012 to 2018)==

In February 2012, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a month after being sworn in on her re-election as Liberian president, nominated Joseph F. Johnson as Deputy Minister of Defense. Johnson assumed this office in March 2012. Johnson served as the Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of National Defense. He was responsible for administrative oversight and institutional management. On 14 March 2014, Johnson was reinstated back to the position. President Sirleaf in her reinstatement letter said that he was cleared of all allegations following an investigation into the situation which led to his suspension. In 2014, Johnson welcomed the 101st Airborne Division of the US Army support in Liberia's effort to combat Ebola virus. In 2015, he saw off, at the Roberts International Airport, military personnel from the Armed Forces of Liberia to Mali for peacekeeping efforts in the Mali War. He left office as Deputy Minister of Defense on the expiration of the term of presidential office of President Sirleaf. ==Ambassador to Morocco (2025 to present)==

Nomination as Ambassador On 6 November 2024, Johnson was nominated by President Joseph Boakai for the role of Liberian Ambassador to Morocco. He was named amongst ten others that day by the president for ambassadorial office. Assumption of duty as Ambassador On 25 March 2025, Johnson presented his letter of credence to Nasser Bourita, the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, and assumed post in Casablanca. ==References==