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Outgoing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Somali President Hassan Sheik Mohamud at the State Department in Washington DC Thursday Jan 18, 2013.
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January, 24, 2013
President Hassan Sh. Mohamoud’s last week visit to the U.S was successful on one hand and a failure on the other.
The president was instrumental in receiving an American recognition for his government. The American move, according to a speech by Mr. Mohamoud to the Somali community in Minnesota, “will be a key to many doors.”
WardheerNews has learned that the
American recognition of the Somali government, though significant, will come in short on other fronts. For instance, the American government is not rushing to open its embassy in Mogadishu in the near future due to host of issues such as security problems in Mogadishu and the Somali government’s inability to have full control of the rest of the country. President Mohamoud was so eager to name a Somali ambassador to the U.S that he asked Abukar Arman, the former special envoy to the U.S, to resign last week.
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Abukar Arman, the former special envoy to the U.S
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Arman, who was appointed by former President Shaikh Sharif Ahmed, is a Somali freelance writer who, at times, had a streak of independence. Two years ago, he criticized the very government he represented in his articles regarding Mogadishu’s policies toward Ethiopia. Continued
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