President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has by Proclamation declared Thursday, June 23, 2016 as "National Public Service Day", to be observed throughout the country as a Working Holiday.

The Proclamation calls upon Government Ministries, Agencies and International Organizations concerned to join the Civil Service Agency (CSA) in executing appropriate programs befitting the occasion.

According to a Foreign Ministry release, the purpose of the Day is to serve as a platform for the public service to showcase best practices and innovations as well as to promote the value of professionalism and integrity in service delivery.

Liberia will join member states of the African Union (AU) for the celebration of "Africa Public Service Day", under the continental theme: "The Role of Public Service in Stimulating Economic Development and Growth in Liberia,” and the national theme: “Public Governance for Inclusive Growth: Toward the Africa We Want.”

“Since the enactment of the CSA, it has imparted its purpose nationally and established relations with continental bodies,” the President said.

The Proclamation is in consonance with the Legislative Act approved on May 11, 1972, by the Forty-Fifth National Legislature which repealed the Public Employment Law to create the Civil Service Agency of Liberia.

The African Union at its 6^th Conference of African Ministers of Public Service meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya, adopted a Resolution declaring June 23rd of each year, as “African Public Service Day” to be celebrated by member states in recognition of the value and virtue of service.