LEAD. Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database
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President · Liberia

George Weah

81 recorded engagements, 2018–2023: 77 visits, 4 video conferences and 2 signed agreements.

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81Engagements
77Visits
0Phone calls
4Video conferences
2Signed agreements
28Destination countries
41Multilateral summits
2018–2023Years in LEAD

Biography

President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024

George Manneh Oppong Weah (born 1 October 1966) is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who served as the 25th president of Liberia from 2018 to 2024. Before his election for the presidency, Weah served as senator from Montserrado County. He played as a striker in his prolific 18-year professional football career which ended in 2003. Weah is the first African former professional footballer to become a head of state, and the only African Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year winner in history, winning both awards in 1995. He won the African Footballer of the Year three times and is considered the best African striker/forward and one of the greatest strikers ever.

After beginning his career in his native Liberia, Weah spent 14 years playing for clubs in France, Italy, and England. Arsène Wenger brought him to Europe, signing him for Monaco in 1988. Weah moved to Paris Saint-Germain in 1992 where they won Division 1 in 1994 and became the top scorer of the 1994–95 UEFA Champions League. He signed for AC Milan in 1995 where he spent four successful seasons, winning the Serie A twice. Later in his career, he joined the Premier League having spells at Chelsea and...

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Where they travelled

Liberia   Visited or called (darker = more often)

Most-visited countries

  • United States of America11
  • Ghana10
  • France6
  • Nigeria6
  • Ivory Coast6
  • United Arab Emirates6
  • Senegal5
  • Morocco2
  • Republic of the Congo2
  • Belgium2
  • Israel2
  • Guinea2

Discussion topics

  • Diplomacy and Foreign Relations79
  • Regional Organizations and Multilateral Affairs40
  • Trade and Economic Relations10
  • Development and Aid2
  • Human Rights and Governance1
  • Health1

Activity by year

2018: 14 engagements2019: 15 engagements2020: 6 engagements2021: 16 engagements2022: 20 engagements2023: 10 engagements201820202023

Signed agreements

Where the agreement's title was not recorded, its type or category is shown, as coded in the dataset.

DatePartnerWhat was signed
2023-03-27United Arab EmiratesEnvironmental Agreement
2023-07-03IsraelEconomic Partnership Agreement

Every recorded engagement

DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2018-01-28Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2018-02-14 – 2018-02-15VisitSenegal · Dakar
2018-02-16 – 2018-02-20VisitMorocco · Rabat
2018-02-20 – 2018-02-23VisitFrance · Paris
2018-03-05VisitNigeria · Abuja
2018-03-26 – 2018-03-27Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2018-04-04 – 2018-04-05VisitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2018-04-06 – 2018-04-07VisitGhana · Accra
2018-04-26 – 2018-04-28Visit SummitRepublic of the Congo · Brazzaville
2018-06-05 – 2018-06-07Visit SummitBelgium · Brussels
2018-09-01 – 2018-09-07Visit SummitChina · Beijing
2018-09-13VisitGhana · Accra
2018-09-23 – 2018-09-29Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2018-11-11 – 2018-11-12Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2019-01-07 – 2019-01-08VisitSenegal · Dakar
2019-02-22 – 2019-02-28VisitIsrael · Jerusalem
2019-03-17 – 2019-03-20VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
2019-04-01 – 2019-04-05VisitSenegal · Dakar
2019-06-11 – 2019-06-13VisitNigeria · Abuja
2019-06-28 – 2019-07-01Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2019-07-11 – 2019-07-13VisitGuinea · Conakry
2019-08-24 – 2019-08-30Visit SummitJapan · Yokohama
2019-09-13 – 2019-09-15Visit SummitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2019-09-25Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2019-10-11 – 2019-10-13VisitGabon · Libreville
2019-11-08 – 2019-11-09Visit SummitNiger · Niamey
2019-11-11 – 2019-11-12Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2019-11-17 – 2019-11-18VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
2019-12-20 – 2019-12-21Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2020-01-07 – 2020-01-08VisitEgypt · Cairo
2020-09-21Video conference SummitUnited States of America · New York
2020-09-23Video conference SummitUnited States of America · New York
2020-12-14VisitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2020-12-15VisitGuinea · Conakry
2020-12-28VisitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2021-01-06 – 2021-01-11VisitGhana · Accra
2021-01-26 – 2021-01-29VisitGhana · Accra
2021-04-02VisitNiger · Niamey
2021-04-15 – 2021-04-17VisitRepublic of the Congo · Brazzaville
2021-04-27VisitSierra Leone · Freetown
Show all 81 engagements
DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2021-05-30 – 2021-05-31VisitGhana · Accra
2021-06-02Video conference SummitUnited States of America · New York
2021-06-08Video conference SummitUnited States of America · New York
2021-06-18 – 2021-06-19VisitGhana · Accra
2021-06-28 – 2021-07-03Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2021-09-15 – 2021-09-16Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2021-09-23Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2021-10-19 – 2021-10-20Visit SummitTogo · Lomé
2021-10-31 – 2021-11-03Visit SummitUnited Kingdom · Glasgow
2021-11-03 – 2021-11-15Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2021-11-15 – 2021-11-16VisitGuinea-Bissau · Bissau
2022-01-09 – 2022-01-10Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2022-01-19VisitGambia · Banjul
2022-02-16 – 2022-02-21Visit SummitBelgium · Brussels
2022-02-22VisitSenegal · Dakar
2022-03-09 – 2022-03-14Visit SummitTurkey · Ankara
2022-03-23 – 2022-03-28VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
2022-05-08 – 2022-05-10Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2022-05-27 – 2022-05-29Visit SummitEquatorial Guinea · Malabo
2022-05-30 – 2022-06-01VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
2022-06-01 – 2022-06-06Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2022-07-02 – 2022-07-04Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2022-07-06 – 2022-07-07Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2022-08-06 – 2022-08-09VisitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2022-09-16 – 2022-09-26Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2022-11-01 – 2022-11-05Visit SummitMorocco · Rabat
2022-11-06 – 2022-11-09Visit SummitEgypt · Sharm el-Sheikh
2022-11-09 – 2022-11-18Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2022-11-18 – 2022-11-29VisitQatar · Doha
2022-11-30 – 2022-12-01VisitMonaco · Monaco
2022-12-11 – 2022-12-19Visit SummitUnited States of America · Washington
2023-02-07 – 2023-02-09VisitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2023-03-17 – 2023-03-26VisitUnited States of America · Washington
2023-03-27 – 2023-03-28VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu DhabiAgreement signedEnvironmental Agreement
2023-05-02 – 2023-05-06VisitUnited Kingdom · London
2023-05-27 – 2023-05-30VisitNigeria · Abuja
2023-07-03 – 2023-07-05VisitIsrael · JerusalemAgreement signedEconomic Partnership Agreement
2023-07-08 – 2023-07-10Visit SummitGuinea-Bissau · Bissau
2023-09-20Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2023-11-27 – 2023-12-02Visit SummitUnited Arab Emirates · Dubai
2023-12-10Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja

Cite this profile

Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [George Weah leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/george-weah.html]