Shelly Seaver, a career Foreign Service Officer, is the deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Banjul, The Gambia. Ms Seaver most recently held the position of public affairs officer at the US Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic where she frequently served as acting deputy chief of mission. As public affairs officer, Ms ... Read More»

The Embassy Banjul community came together last week to celebrate Thanksgiving as friends and colleagues.  At the end of the day on Friday, the Local Staff Committee treated their American colleagues to a traditional Gambian delicacy benachin, a savory curried rice dish topped with chicken, beef, and sausage and American colleagues provided an array of ... Read More»

On the eve of Thanksgiving, the Public Diplomacy Section arranged a Thanksgiving newspaper exclusive with Chargé d’Affaires, a.i Shelly Seaver.  During her half hour interview with the editors of The Standard newspaper, Chargé Seaver answered questions on the origin and significance of the Thanksgiving, the strength of U.S.-Gambia relations, transitional justice, immigration, visas, and bilateral ... Read More»