High Commission of Ghana, London

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High Commission of Ghana in London
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High Commission of Ghana, London
Location Belgravia, London
Address13 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PN
Coordinates 51°29′55.7″N0°9′18.9″W / 51.498806°N 0.155250°W / 51.498806; -0.155250
High Commissioner Papa Owusu-Ankomah
Website ghanahighcommissionuk.com

The High Commission of Ghana in London is the diplomatic mission of Ghana in the United Kingdom. [1]

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The High Commission operates two separate offices: at 13 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PN, and at Cromwell House, 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 exterior of the building was filmed as the residence of the character Anna Kalman, played by Ingrid Bergman in the 1958 film, Indiscreet.[ citation needed ]

List of high commissioners

AppointmentTerm ended High Commissioner President of Ghana
19571962 Edward Asafu-Adjaye Kwame Nkrumah
19621965 Kwesi Armah Kwame Nkrumah
19651966 J. E. Bossman Kwame Nkrumah


19661969Major Seth Anthony [3] Joseph Arthur Ankrah
19701972 A. B. Attafua Edward Akufo-Addo
19721974 H. V. H. Sekyi Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
19751978 Samuel McGall Asante Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
19781980 E. M. Debrah Fred Akuffo
19801982 Francis Badgie Hilla Limann
19821985 K. K. S. Dadzie Jerry Rawlings
19861990 J. L. S. Abbey Jerry Rawlings
19911993 K. B. Asante Jerry Rawlings
19941995 K. K. S. Dadzie Jerry Rawlings
19961997 Patrick R. D. Hayford [4] [N 1] Jerry Rawlings
19972001 James Aggrey-Orleans Jerry Rawlings
20012001 Chris Kpodo [5] [6] [N 2] Jerry Rawlings
20012006 Isaac Osei John Kufour
20062009 Annan Cato [7] John Kufuor
20092014 Kwaku Danso-Boafo John Atta Mills
20142017 Victor Emmanuel Smith John Mahama
2017 Papa Owusu-Ankomah [8] Nana Akufo-Addo

[9]

Notes

  1. Acting High Commissioner
  2. Acting High Commissioner

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References

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  2. "About the Mission", Ghana High Commission.
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  9. "Our Past High Commissioners" . Retrieved 12 June 2019.