Clarkston City, Georgia, USA recognizes Somaliland’s Sovereignty becoming the first city council in the US to recognize Somaliland.
This is the first American City Council passing this motion and truthfully despite the Council sagacious and perceptive consideration; the success and the achievement is the result of and fruits of the untiring and industriousness lobby of Somaliland Diaspora activists/lobbyists who have worked on the promotion and leading Sixty Days Campaign, and continuously volunteering for the interests of their country, and of the advocacy for Somaliland’s human right of self-determination and sovereign statehood.
Clarkston is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 12,742 as of 2016. The Clarkston Campus of Georgia State University’s Perimeter College is just south of the city limits.
Somaliland Statement
Somaliland Diaspora Agency is so grateful to the Clarkston City Council of Atlanta Georgia and the valiant role of Somaliland Diaspora Activists in the US.
The First American City Council Recognizes Somaliland in the United States of America.
The Somaliland Diaspora Agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation of the Republic of Somaliland is thankful to the esteemed Clarkston City in Atlanta Georgia, USA, for adopting the motion “A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY OF CLARKSTON RECOGNIZING SOMALILAND’S HUMAN RIGHT OF SELF DETERMINATION AND SOVEREIGN STATEHOOD” in their Council Meeting of September 5, 2018.
This is the first American City Council passing this motion and truthfully despite the Council sagacious and perceptive consideration; the success and the achievement is the result of and fruits of the untiring and industriousness lobby of Somaliland Diaspora activists/lobbyists who have worked on the promotion and leading Sixty Days Campaign, and continuously volunteering for the interests of their country, and of the advocacy for Somaliland’s human right of self-determination and sovereign statehood.
On behalf of the Chairman of Somaliland Diaspora Agency, Mr. Abdi Abdullahi Hersi (Dayaxweerar), I have to express my sincere thanks and gratitude to the most deserving member, Ms. Samia Abdullahi Walanwal who initiated and led this campaign, and secondly all those other commendable activists of Somaliland Diaspora who also willingly supported and took part the motion namely Jamal Yusuf Daroor, founder and chairman of Somaliland-Washington Community, Fuaad Abdi Ismail, Ali Qanaf, Osman Yusuf Mohamud, Ali Hussein, Mubarak Suufi, and everybody else, Somalilander, as well as our American friends had a role in the outcome. We are again very proud of everyone who worked on making this history possible and make it happen today.
Especial thanks and much appreciation goes to the City Council of Clarkston City namely Mayor of the City, Ted Terry Council, Andrea Cervone, Jamie Carroll, YT Bell, Ahmed Hassan, the City Manager, Keith Barker, City Clerk, Tracy Ashby, and City Attorney, Stephen Quinn. Especial thanks to Councilman Ahmed Hassan for putting the motion on the floor.
For further information on the event, photos, and live videos of the Council Meeting will be soon available this link tomorrow https://www.facebook.com/CityofClarkstonGa/
http://www.clarkstonga.gov/council-meeting-agenda-9-4-2018 or you can retrieve them from the Archives tomorrow.
Source: Somaliland Diaspora Agency
Hassan Ahmed Yusuf
Executive Director
Somaliland Diaspora Agency
