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Chris Kpodo, OV is a Ghanaian diplomat. He was acting Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from March 2001 to October 2001, [1] Ghana's ambassador to Congo from 2002 to 2004, and also served as the deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2012. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

In 2015, the national honour of the Officer of the Order of the Volta was conferred upon him by the then president John Mahama for his service to the nation. [9] [10] [11] [12]

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