Hi All, I just finished talking to Rep. Johnny Ford of Tuskegee, AL. He was very cordial and interested in what I had to tell him about The Gambia Government and the naive statements he made on his recent trip to Gambia. The US ambassador in the Gambia did update him briefly about the situation with Gambia governmemt. The update Rep. Ford received was not detailed. I suggested he call the US State Dept. Ironically, Rep. Ford used to sit on the board of RUST COllege. I briefed him about the RUST College saga few weeks back. He told me a gambian had called him earlier to talk to him about his visit. Rep. Ford sounded eager to know more about the situation in Gambia. I promised him he will be receiving calls, letters, and emails from Gambians the world over regarding his visit and statements he made. See his contact info below. Let's get to work again Yahya Jammeh eat your heart out. Kabila is gone. One down few more to go. http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/representatives/housebios/hd0 82.html State House: Room 523-B 11 S. Union Street Montgomery, AL 36130 (334) 242-7734 District: 1203 Lakeshore Tuskegee, AL 36083 Work Phone: (334) 727-4035 Home Phone: (334) 727-5753 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Representative Johnny Ford was elected in 1998. He was born on August 23, 1942, received his B.A. in History and Sociology from Knoxville College, his Master's of Public Administration from Auburn University at Montgomery, and has received four Honorary Doctorate Degrees. He and his wife, Romanita, have four children: John, Ashley, Christopher, and Tiffany. Representative Ford is the Founder and Director General of the World Conference of Mayors, Inc. and also serves as President of Johnny Ford and Associates, Inc. A former Mayor of the City of Tuskegee for 24 years, Representative Ford is the President-emeritus and Founder of the National Conference of Black Mayors and a former member of the following: Alabama Foreign Trade Commission, Chairman of the National Utility Alliance, and the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority. He has served as a former U.S. Presidential Appointee to the Presidential Advisory Committee on Federalism and the U.S. Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee on Trade. Representative Ford is also an active past President of the Alabama League of Municipalities, is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, the Founding President of the Tuskegee Optimist Club, and is a member of the Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, the home church of Dr. Booker T. Washington. A native of Alabama, the Fords reside at 1203 Lakeshore Drive, Tuskegee, Alabama, 36083. Committees: Chair, Local Legislation; Rules; Local Government; Lee County Legislation; Health; Marketing _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------