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Ghana’s High Commissioner to the UK, Papa Owusu-Ankomah, successfully completed his term of service and returns to Ghana with much experience and enthusiasm to positively contribute to the development and growth of Ghana in realizing the agenda of the President of ‘ Ghana Beyond Aid ‘.
Papa Owusu-Ankomah was one of the first High Commissioners / Ambassadors that the President, Akufo-Addo, commissioned to represent Ghana’s interests in the UK.
Having been mandated by the President to represent him in the UK with simultaneous accreditation to Ireland and to advance the interests of Ghana, protect the interests of Ghanaians in his jurisdiction, Mr. Owusu-Ankomah served his term with distinction.
It will arrive in Ghana on Saturday, leaving the shores of the UK in a great void, having positively projected Ghana’s image in the UK and Ireland, culminating in several successful reciprocal VVIP visits between the two countries.
Notable among these visits is the most recent by the President of Ghana to the UK, where he, along with 22 other African countries, participated in the first UK-Africa Investment Summit.
On the UK side, his capable leadership saw the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles and his wife visit Ghana.
These are just some of the VVIP visits that can be mentioned. Visits and other high-level meetings facilitated by Papa Owusu-Ankomah have witnessed the deepening of bilateral relations between Ghana, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
After notifying the UK diplomatic community of his departure, several leaders of the diplomatic community tried to meet him to say goodbye.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it granted audience to most diplomatic corps in a virtual way.
The Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps, Alistair Harrison CMG CVO, asked His Excellency Owusu-Ankomah to bid him farewell and took the opportunity to present the High Commissioner with a farewell gift from the Queen, which was a picture of the Queen and Prince. Felipe. , the Duke of Edinburgh.
He has warm words of inspiration to the High Commissioner for the deepest relations between Ghana and the United Kingdom and the excellent work done by the High Commissioner.
He also wishes the High Commissioner the best in his future endeavors.
Owusu-Ankomah, as per usual practice, called the UK Minister for Africa, Mr. James Dundridge, who represented the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth Affairs and Development, Rt. Hon. Dominic Raab.
Minister James Duddridge recalled the excellent relations that exist between Ghana and the United Kingdom, which had more recently enjoyed further momentum due to the effective and prominent role that the High Commissioner played during his tenure.
More importantly, the Minister recalled the participation of the President of Ghana in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and the UK-Africa Summit, both held in London in April 2018 and January 2020, respectively, and expressed deep gratitude to the High Commissioner. for institutionalizing his good deeds from rich experience that has led to countless highlights of his stay in the UK
The High Commissioner also requested the Secretary General of the Commonwealth family, Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland, the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization, Mr. Kitack Lim, the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, His Excellency Khaled Abdulaziz Al-Duwaisan GCVO , and the Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps, His Excellency Estifanos Habtemariam Ghebreyesus.
The theme that ran through all the meetings was the excellent working relationship, the bond of friendship that the leaders enjoyed with His Excellency Owusu-Ankomah.
The leaders were all of the same opinion on how His Excellency Owusu-Ankomah projected Ghana into the spotlight of the diplomatic community in London, which is considered to be one of the largest diplomatic communities in the world.
His Excellency Papa Owusu-Ankomah for his part greatly appreciated the immense support he received from the leaders of the diplomatic community in the performance of his duties and the bilateral and multilateral relations that had deepened throughout one hundred and eighty-five (185) Diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom.
He stressed that he was leaving with a lot of experience, positive lessons and good memories.
