Patrick R. D. Hayford

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“I’ll put him right at the top with the Mandelas and the Nkrumahs without hesitation, Ghana has lost an icon whose work greatly boosted the image of the country

– Amb. Hayford describing UN Secreatary General Kofi Annan's impact on the world and Ghana. [15]

Hayford later joined the United Nations (UN) and was appointed in 1999 to serve as the Director for African Affairs in the Executive Office of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, where he served for 6 years, from 1999 to 2005. [8]

In August 2018, Hayford being one of the most notable Ghanaians to have worked with Kofi Annan for virtually the whole time he was the UN Secretary-General, described his former boss, on Ghanaian mainstream television station Citi TV show, the Point of View as being among the greats and top African people to have made an overall impact on the continent and the world at large. [3]

From January 2006, Hayford served as the as Director of the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) at UN Headquarters till he retired in 2018. [8] His role as the director was to ensure the mission of OSAA in enhancing international support for Africa's development and security is well met. He was also to led the office in assisting the UN Secretary-General in improving coherence and coordination of the UN system support to Africa to facilitate inter-governmental deliberations on Africa at the global level. [7]

Public lectures

Hayford since his retirement has been giving public lectures on International Affairs and Diplomacy especially in Ghana and within Africa. He was appointed as a faculty member of the African University College of Communications. [16] In February 2020 he was one speaker for a public lecture at the Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy at the University of Ghana. He spoke on the topic ''Strategies for Advancing the Interests of African Countries within the United Nations System.'' [17] He was also one of the keynote speakers at the Celebratory Symposium held in honour of Kofi Atta Annan, by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [18] [19] During the symposium he made profound statements that the best way to eulogise and remember Kofi Annan was;

'“striving for the things he believed in such as feeding the poor, educating children, empowering women, among others” [19]

Boards

Hayford is currently an advisory board member of the Teach2Teach International, [11] [12] a non-governmental organization and an educational charity supported by the UK aid from the British people, that seeks to response to two major global challenges; low educational attainment of primary school children, and high levels of youth unemployment. [20] He was also a member of the Komla Dumor Memorial Foundation, a foundation set up to sustain the legacy of the late Ghanaian BBC journalist Komla Dumor, by pursuing plans he had for promoting the ideals that he stood and worked for. [21]

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  11. 1 2 "Our Team". Teach2Teach International. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  12. 1 2 "Our Story & Team". Teach2Teach International. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
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  14. ↑ "Past South African Ambassadors". Ghana High Commission. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
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Patrick R. D. Hayford
Ghana's Ambassador to the Kingdom of United Kingdom (Acting)
In office
1996–1997