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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Liberian Envoy Presents Letters of Credence to U.S. President". gnnliberia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ↑ "Liberia's Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Lois Brutus?". AllGov. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
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