Capitol Hill, Monrovia – A video circulating on social media, purportedly by the mission’s employee and former intern, Wynee Cummings Wilson, has caught the attention of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Liberia to the United Nations. A Foreign Ministry release refutes the falsehood that Wynee Cummings Wilson is spreading false news that she has been witch-hurt by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Liberia.
The Ministry stated that, contrary to what Wynee Cummings Wilson would have the public believe, she was never employed by the Republic of Liberia’s Permanent Mission to the UN. Rather, she was taken on as an “apprentice” after she begged the mission to give her the chance to gain more knowledge about the UN System, which is where she hopes to pursue a career in the future.
The release noted that on June 7, 2023, the ministry informed and reminded Madam Wilson to submit all relevant documents to enable the ministry to regularize her employment status at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Liberia to the United Nations.
The communication also advised Madam Wilson of the conditions that must be met for an employee to be approved for registration at the Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, to facilitate the issuance of an identification card, to complete registration with the UN Protocol and Liaison Service, and to be approved for employment. These conditions include citizenship or a green card, work authorization, the most recent I-94 record, a valid passport, and a visa.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs possesses documents indicating that Madam Wilson has only submitted her work authorization for the 2022–2023 period thus far. Unfortunately, Madam Wilson was unable to submit all remaining necessary documents before the specified date of June 30, 2023, according to a release by the ministry.
”Therefore, the Ministry is notifying you, Ms. Wynee Cummings Wilson, by this communication, that as of July 1, 2023, the Ministry would remove your name from the compensation of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Liberia to the United Nations.”
The Ministry further intoned that at the Permanent Mission in New York, where Madam Wilson has been serving as an “apprentice” since 2019, the Ministry received information that the Mission has verbally held meetings with Madam Wilson and repeatedly requested Madam Wilson to submit an application for the post she wished to occupy as well as all necessary immigration documentation in her possession since there is nothing in her file so as to regularize her status with the Mission.
The Permanent Mission, or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is not in possession of a copy of any appointment letter addressed to Madam Wilson, noting that she is the only person at the Permanent Mission without an identification card because she has refused to submit any documentation to the Permanent Mission but rather has informed the “Mission to instruct the Ministry to employ her and not play game with her.”
