I beg you I no magician. I can't just wave a magic wand.

Liberia can move on and break from the past. That is very important for us to try to achieve our development goals and reconcile our nation.

I've been a victor of circumstance.

In Liberia, the big challenge that remains for us is job creation. We want young people to work or go to school. That is our main preoccupation right now.

Ebola is not just a health crisis. Across West Africa, a generation of young people risks being lost to an economic catastrophe.

I don't run a woman government. I run a government of people.

I earned my professional credibility a long time ago in a male-dominated world. I just hope that as a woman, I bring in an extra dimension to the job. I bring in the sensitivity of being a woman and a mother, and that means I pay more attention to women, children, and the social needs of society.