Kwame Bawuah-Edusei
Kwame Bawuah-Edusei | |
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| Ghana ambassador to Switzerland | |
| In office 2004–2006 | |
| Appointed by | John Kufuor |
| Preceded by | Fritz Kwabena Poku |
| Succeeded by | Kwabena Baah-Duodu |
| Ghana Ambassador to the United States of America | |
| In office 5 September 2006 – 7 December 2009 | |
| Appointed by | John Kufuor |
| Preceded by | Fritz Kwabena Poku |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Ohene Agyekum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1955 Ghana |
| Education | Kumasi Academy |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | |
| Profession | Physician |
Kwame Bawuah-Edusei is a Ghanaian physician, entrepreneur and diplomat. He served as Ghana's ambassador to Switzerland from 2004 to 2006, and Ghana's Ambassador to the United States of America from 2006 to 2009.
Early life and education
Bawuah-Edusei was born 10 June 1955. He had his secondary education at Kumasi Academy, and proceeded to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where he studied Human Biology.[1][2] He later entered the Howard University Hospital where he had his medical residency in family medicine.[1][2]
Career
Bawuah-Edusei worked as a medical practitioner and an entrepreneur prior to his ambassadorial appointment. He was the head of Educe Medical Center, a hospital he founded in Alexandria, Virginia.[2] He founded the Educe Capital LLC, a firm that focused on bio-medicine, real estate, and agro processing, and also founded the EO Group with his business partner George Yaw Owusu.[3][4] In 2004 Bawuah-Edusei was appointed Ghana's ambassador to Switzerland.[5][6] He served in this capacity until 2006 when he was appointed Ghana's Ambassador to the United States of America.[7][8][9] He held this office until 2009.
Personal life
Bawuah-Edusei is married to Evangeline Bawuah-Edusei.[10]
Book
Thrived Despite the Odds, 2019[11][12][13]
See also
References
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- ^ Obeng-Odoom, Franklin (2014-06-13). Oiling the Urban Economy: Land, Labour, Capital, and the State in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-68276-9.
- ^ Schnurr, Matthew A.; Swatuk, Larry A. (2012-03-02). Natural Resources and Social Conflict: Towards Critical Environmental Security. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-29783-8.
- ^ Vieta, Kojo T. (2005). Know Your Ministers: 2005-2009. Flagbearers Publishers.
- ^ Surf Ghana Business Directory. Surf Publications. 2006.
- ^ Perry, Penny (2008-12-04). Federal Staff Directory 2009/Winter. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-0-87289-251-4.
- ^ Print, Congress (U S. ) Joint Committee on (2010). Official Congressional Directory, 2009-2010: 111th Congress, Convened January 2009 (Paperback). U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-16-083727-2.
- ^ Banks, Arthur S.; Overstreet, William; Muller, Thomas (2008-04-15). Political Handbook of the World 2008. CQ Press. ISBN 978-0-87289-528-7.
- ^ "Edusei Foundation supports Kumasi Children's Home". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ Bawuah-Edusei, Kwame. Thrived Despite the Odds. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-7340166-1-1.
- ^ "Former Ghanaian Ambassador to the U.S. Dr. Kwame Bawuah-Edusei Launches Autobiography in the United States | AMIP News". amipnewsonline.org. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "Dr. Kwame Bawuah-Edusei launches autobiography in US". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-11-25.