“Women police officers are essential, along with their male counterparts, to providing the stability of peace and security.”

... So said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during her recent visit to the West African country of Liberia. Speaking at the National Police Training Academy, Secretary Clinton promised the United States would provide more aid to help train officers. Her visit was welcomed by the United Nations envoy to Africa and was covered by the African Press Organization and the Liberian Daily Observer .