Mercy Bampo Addo
Amb. Mercy Bampo Addo | |
|---|---|
| Ghana High Commissioner to Malta | |
| Assumed office July 2017 | |
| President | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Enos Kofi Tachie[1] |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Akuorkor Benisa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ghana |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Mercy Bampo Addo is a Ghanaian diplomat and a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana. She is currently Ghana's High Commissioner to Malta, having assumed office in July 2017.[2] Between 2003 and 2009 she was the Deputy Minister and speech writer for the President of Ghana.[3]
Career
[edit]She taught History and Current Affairs at the secondary school level for three and a half years.[4][5] She worked as a Public Relations practitioner for over two decades first in Ghana’s Cocoa Industry and later, at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration[6]
Education
[edit]Bampo graduated from the University of Ghana, Legon and holds a Master’s Degree in Governance and Leadership, a Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Communication as well as an Honours degree in History.[7]
Ambassadorial appointment
[edit]In July 2017, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo named Mercy Bampo Addo as Ghana's ambassador to Malta. She was among 22 other distinguished Ghanaians who were named to head various diplomatic missions in the world.[8][9][10][11]
Personal life
[edit]Mercy Bampo Addo is married to Prof. Samuel Tetteh Addo, a Professor of Geography of the University of Ghana. They have five children.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "High Commissioner of the Republic of Ghana pays farewell call on Speaker Anġlu Farrugia". Parliament of Malta. 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Here's a full list of Akufo-Addo's 22 newly appointed Ambassadors". myjoyonline. 2017-07-10. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ web_developer. "The High Commissioner". Ghana High Commission Valletta. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "Mercy Bampo Addo, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ web_developer. "The High Commissioner". Ghana High Commission Valletta. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "President Akufo-Addo presents credentials to 22 new ambassadors". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "Mercy Bampo Addo, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "Here's a full list of Akufo-Addo's 22 newly appointed Ambassadors - MyJoyOnline.com". 2017-11-19. Archived from the original on 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ Agency, Ghana News (11 July 2017). "President Akufo-Addo presents credentials to 22 new ambassadors". ghanaweb. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ Ghana, Presidency of. "President Akufo-Addo appoints 22 more Ambassadors". presidency of Ghana. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "President Akufo-Addo presents credentials to 22 new ambassadors". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "Mercy Bampo Addo, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
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