Represented by an official delegation at the ongoing ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2026 (PP-26) in Doha, Liberia joined fellow Member States on Thursday to shape the agency's executive leadership for the next four years.
The milestone vote saw Member States overwhelmingly re-elect Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the United States to a second four-year term as ITU Secretary-General, securing 164 of the 173 votes cast. Bogdan-Martin, the first woman to lead the 161-year-old organization, enters her new term with a stated focus on connecting the estimated 2 billion people worldwide who remain offline, expanding digital skills, and navigating emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.
For Liberia, participating once again in the ballot marks a significant diplomatic and regulatory step toward reasserting its voice in global telecommunications governance. Active representation at the conference positions the country to build strategic bilateral partnerships, attract digital infrastructure investment, and advocate for policies supporting universal connectivity and technological innovation back home.
Held every four years, the Plenipotentiary Conference serves as the ITU's highest policy-making body. Beyond electing senior management, the 12-member Radio Regulations Board, and the 48-seat ITU Council, delegates gather to adopt the union's overarching strategic and financial plans.
The conference, hosted at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, brings together roughly 3,000 delegates from across the ITU's 194 Member States and sector members. Proceedings are scheduled to run through November 27, 2026.
