By By: Staff Writer
Monrovia – Former Lofa County Senator and ex-Liberia Immigration Services Commissioner Stephen J.H. Zargo is making a comeback to public service.
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has named him Ambassador-Designate in a batch of 14 new nominations and appointments announced Tuesday, November 11, 2026 by Executive Mansion Press Secretary Atty. Kula Bonah N. Fofana.
Zargo, a former Police Inspector General and influential Senator, resurfaces after a period out of government, this time on the diplomatic front. He was appointed alongside Hon. Jeremiah Solunteh as Ambassador Designate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In another high-profile move, the President tapped Hon. James Kpadeh Mulbah as the new Mayor of Monrovia, taking charge of the Monrovia City Corporation.
The shakeup also hits the counties. Mr. Wesley D. M. Nyenatoh, Sr. takes over as Superintendent of River Gee County, while Mr. Elijah G. Freeman replaces Foley Kiatamba as Superintendent of Grand Cape Mount County. Kiatamba is to be reassigned, according to the Mansion.
Other appointments include:
Commerce Ministry: Mr. Ceebee C.D. Barshell – Deputy Minister for Public Services.
Aviation Sector: Mr. George Mulbah – Commissioner, Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.
Agriculture: Hon. Mike T. Swengbe – Deputy Director General for Technical Services, Agricultural and Industrial Training Bureau.
Insurance: Hon. John-Charuk Siafa – Officer-in-Charge, National Insurance Corporation of Liberia (NICOL).
Human Rights Commission: Four new Commissioners to the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) after vetting by the Chief Justice – Cllr. Philomena T. Williams, Mr. Shiwoh Kamara, Mr. Domah Cooper and re-nominee Cllr. Mohammed E. Fahnbulleh.
President Boakai thanked outgoing NICOL Acting Managing Director Hon. Abdullah S. Swaray for his service.
The Mansion said the appointments are part of ongoing efforts to strengthen public administration and institutional leadership and are subject to Senate confirmation where applicable.
