High Commission of Ghana, London
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Location | Belgravia, London |
Address | 13 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PN |
Coordinates | 51°29′55.7″N 0°9′18.9″W / 51.498806°N 0.155250°W |
High Commissioner | Papa Owusu-Ankomah |
The High Commission of Ghana in London is the diplomatic mission of Ghana in the United Kingdom.[1]
The High Commission operates two separate offices: at 13 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PN, and at 104 Highgate Hill, London N6 5HE, as well as an Honorary Consulate in 17 Bellevue Road, Ayr KA7 2SA Glasgow, Scotland, and a Consulate at 1 Marine Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin A96 KD86, Ireland.[2]
The Passports, Immigration, Recruitment, Education, Trade & Investment, Police Liaison and International Maritime Organization Sections are all located in the building at 104 Highgate Hill, Highgate.[1]
The building at 13 Belgrave Square is also known as Halkin House, and is the former town residence of the Earls Beauchamp, of Madresfield Court, near Malvern, Worcestershire.[citation needed]
List of High Commissioners
Appointment | Term ended | High Commissioner | President of Ghana
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1957 | 1962 | Edward Asafu-Adjaye | Kwame Nkrumah |
1962 | 1965 | Kwesi Armah | Kwame Nkrumah |
1965 | 1969 | Major Seth Anthony | Joseph Arthur Ankrah |
1972 | 1974 | H. V. H. Sekyi | Ignatius Kutu Acheampong |
1978 | 1980 | Ebenezer Moses Debrah | Fred Akuffo
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1980 | 1982 | Frederick Badgie | Hilla Limann |
1982 | 1985 | K. K. S. Dadzie | Jerry John Rawlings |
1986 | 1990 | Dr. J. L. S. Abbey | Jerry John Rawlings |
1991 | 1993 | K. B. Asante | Jerry John Rawlings |
1997 | 2001 | James Aggrey-Orleans | Jerry John Rawlings |
2000 | 2001 | Annan. A. Cato | John Kuffour |
2001 | 2006 | Isaac Osei | John Kufuor |
2009 | 2014 | Professor Kwaku Danso-Boafo | John Evans Atta Mills |
2014 | 2017 | Victor Emmanuel Smith | John Dramani Mahama |
2017 | Papa Owusu-Ankomah[3] | Nana Akufo-Addo |
Gallery
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Plaque outside the High Commission
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The High Commission seen from Halkin Place
References
- ^ a b "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 14 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
- ^ "About the Mission", Ghana High Commission.
- ^ Myjoyonline.com,"Akufo-Addo swears in first batch of 8 Ambassadors", Myjoyonline, 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Our Past High Commissioners". Retrieved 12 June 2019.