Edwin Nii Adjei

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Edwin Nii Adjei is a Ghanaian diplomat who was Ghana's High Commissioner to the Commonwealth of Australia from 2017 to 2022. [1] [2] [3] [4] Prior to this appointment, he was the Acting Chief Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration from July 2016. [5] [6]

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Career

As a foreign service officer, Adjei has served in various bureaus in the Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, they include the Information and Culture Bureau, the Personnel and Training Bureau, the Estates and General Service Bureau, and the Africa and Regional Integration Bureau.

He has also held other positions including acting director of the Finance and Accounts Bureau, Director of the International Organisations and Conferences Bureau, Director of the Americas Bureau, and Director of the Policy Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Bureau. [5] [6]

Adjei has also served in various Ghana Missions abroad, including Windhoek, Prague, Beijing, Riyadh, and London. Prior to his appointment as High Commissioner, he served as the Acting Chief Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration from July 2016. [5] [6] [7]

Adjei was appointed as Ghana's High Commissioner to the Commonwealth of Australia with accreditation to New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Kiribati, Vanuatu, and Tonga by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President of Ghana, on 13 September 2017. [8] [9] He presented his credentials to His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove (Rtd.) on 23 November 2017. [5] [6] [10] He later presented his credentials to his excellency Jioji Konusi Konrote, [11] [12] and Governor-General Sir Bob Dadae on 29 May 2018 and 16 April 2019 respectively. [13]

Personal life

Adjei is married to Matilda Naa Ayikailey Adjei and is the father of three children. [5] [6]

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  3. ↑ Okine, Sammy. "Ghana Is On The Move – Ghana High Commissioner To Australia Nii Adjei Motivates Athletes In Brisbane". Modern Ghana.
  4. ↑ "Help prevent 'fake' travels - High Commissioner to Australia". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "High Commissioner's Profile - Ghana High Commission - Canberra Australia". 2020-10-31. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Nana, Bonsu (2 January 2018). "High Commisioner [sic] Adjei Presents Credentials To The Governor General Of Australia". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  7. ↑ APO. "Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Ghana and Cuba strengthen work relations". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  8. ↑ "Akufo-Addo swears in 4 new envoys". GhanaWeb. 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  9. ↑ "President Akufo-Addo Endorses Four New Envoys | News Ghana". News Ghana. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "High Commissioner for the Republic of Ghana, HE Mr Edwin Nii Adjei | The Governor-General of New Zealand". gg.govt.nz. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  11. ↑ Fijian President receives credentials from High Commissioner of the Republic of Ghana, 28 May 2018, retrieved 2023-05-04
  12. ↑ "Ghana Envoy Presents Credentials To President". fijisun.com.fj. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  13. ↑ "GG welcomes new high commissioner – The National". www.thenational.com.pg. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
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