Foreign Travel
In May 2004, he delivered the commencement address to the St. Mary's College of Maryland graduating class of 2004. In the address, he stressed a commitment to education since taking power in The Gambia.
In early December 2006, Jammeh made a three-day visit to Iran, where he met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei; Ahmadinejad said that Iran would provide aid to assist in the development of The Gambia, and he and Jammeh spoke of deepening ties between the two countries.
In December 2007, he traveled to Taiwan with the objective of developing trade relations between the two countries. In, June 2012, he revisited Taiwan to facilitate the exchange of opinions in terms of international affairs and bilateral development between the two countries.
He met US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama during an official reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York on 23 Sep 2009.
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh addressed the 2009 United Nations General Assembly at New York on 24 September 2009. He expressed the relevancy of global collaboration but condemned the exploitation of Africa's natural resources by multinational corporations. He stated that the UN must come to the rescue of Africa otherwise we Africans stand ready to liberate ourselves from eternal bondage at any cost.
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