Her Excellency Dedo Difie Agyarko-Kusi | |
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Ambassador of Ghana to South Korea | |
Assumed office July 2017 | |
President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
Personal details | |
Born | Dedo Difie Agyarko Ghana |
Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Relations | Boakye Agyarko (brother) Emmanuel Kwabena Kyeremateng Agyarko (brother) |
Dedo Difie Agyarko-Kusi is a Ghanaian politician. She served as Ghana's Ambassador to South Korea. [1] She is a member of the New Patriotic Party. [2] She is the sister of the Emmanuel Kwabena Kyeremateng Agyarko and Boakye Agyarko. [3] [4] She once served as a translator of French and Spanish for UNESCO. [5]
Agyarko-Kusi attended Wesley Girls' Senior High School. She later went the University of Ghana where she acquired her Bachelor of Arts degree in French. [6] Kusi also holds a masters of law from the University of Paris. [5]
Kusi has served as a member of the NPP national council and also parliamentary candidate for Lower Manya Krobo in the Eastern Region. [5]
In July 2017,President Nana Akuffo-Addo named Agyarko-Kusi as Ghana's High Commissioner to South Korea. She was among the Ghanaians who were named to head various diplomatic Ghanaian missions across the world. [7] [8] [9] She was sworn in on 2 August 2017 by the Nana Akufo-Addo. [7] [10]
Kusi is the sister of Boakye Agyarko and Emmanuel Kwabena Kyeremateng Agyarko. [5]
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