High Commission of Ghana in London | |
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Location | Belgravia, London |
Address | 13 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PN |
Coordinates | 51°29′55.7″N0°9′18.9″W / 51.498806°N 0.155250°W |
High Commissioner | Papa Owusu-Ankomah |
Website | ghanahighcommissionuk |
The High Commission of Ghana in London is the diplomatic mission of Ghana in the United Kingdom. [1]
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 ]
Appointment | Term ended | High Commissioner | President of Ghana |
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1957 | 1962 | Edward Asafu-Adjaye | Kwame Nkrumah |
1962 | 1965 | Kwesi Armah | Kwame Nkrumah |
1965 | 1966 | J. E. Bossman | Kwame Nkrumah |
1966 | 1969 | Major Seth Anthony [3] | Joseph Arthur Ankrah |
1970 | 1972 | A. B. Attafua | Edward Akufo-Addo |
1972 | 1974 | H. V. H. Sekyi | Ignatius Kutu Acheampong |
1975 | 1978 | Samuel McGall Asante | Ignatius Kutu Acheampong |
1978 | 1980 | E. M. Debrah | Fred Akuffo |
1980 | 1982 | Francis Badgie | Hilla Limann |
1982 | 1985 | K. K. S. Dadzie | Jerry Rawlings |
1986 | 1990 | J. L. S. Abbey | Jerry Rawlings |
1991 | 1993 | K. B. Asante | Jerry Rawlings |
1994 | 1995 | K. K. S. Dadzie | Jerry Rawlings |
1996 | 1997 | Patrick R. D. Hayford [4] [N 1] | Jerry Rawlings |
1997 | 2001 | James Aggrey-Orleans | Jerry Rawlings |
2001 | 2001 | Chris Kpodo [5] [6] [N 2] | Jerry Rawlings |
2001 | 2006 | Isaac Osei | John Kufour |
2006 | 2009 | Annan Cato [7] | John Kufuor |
2009 | 2014 | Kwaku Danso-Boafo | John Atta Mills |
2014 | 2017 | Victor Emmanuel Smith | John Mahama |
2017 | Papa Owusu-Ankomah [8] | Nana Akufo-Addo |
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