Your Excellency Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, Mr President [His Excellency, President of the Republic of Togo], Honourable invitees, All protocol observed;

I'm privileged to have served in Liberia as the head of the United Nations during all phases of the Ebola epidemic, and to stand with you today as we celebrate an Ebola-free Liberia.