Novisi Aku Abaidoo | |
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Ambassador to Belgium | |
In office 2 February 2016 –February 2019 | |
Preceded by | Morgan Adokwei Brown |
Succeeded by | Harriet Sena Siaw-Boateng |
Ambassador to Benin | |
In office June 2014 –2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 June 1959 |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Alma mater | |
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Prior to her appointment as Ghana's ambassador to Belgium, she was Ghana's Ambassador to Benin. [4] [5] [6] [7]
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