Victor Emmanuel Smith

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Victor Emmanuel Smith is a Ghanaian diplomat and politician, who is a member of the National Democratic Congress. [1] [2] He served as Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2014 and 2017. [3] [4] [5] He also served as Ghana's ambassador to the Czech Republic during John Evans Atta Mills government. [6]

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Politics

He worked as a Director of Public Affairs and a special aide to Former President Jerry Rawlings until 2008. [7] [2] He was later appointed by John Evans Atta Mills to serve as Ghana's ambassador to the Czech Republic. [6] In 2014, John Dramani Mahama appointed to serve as Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. [8] [9] [10] He served in that role till 2017, after his party had lost the election he was replaced with Papa Owusu-Ankomah [11]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Joseph Henry Smith, a former Ambassador of Ghana to the United States. [12]

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  1. ↑ "Victor Smith to contest Abuakwa North seat". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  2. 1 2 "Victor Smith warns of trouble in the NDC if... - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyonline. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  3. ↑ "H.E. Mr. Victor Emmanuel Smith, Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana". Diplomat.ie. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  4. ↑ "Flashback: Call me ambassador not honourable- Victor Smith orders". GhanaWeb. 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  5. ↑ "Ambassadorial appointments: Tony Aidoo for Holland, Victor Smith for UK". GhanaWeb. 2014-02-06. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  6. 1 2 "GHANA'S AMBASSADOR TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC H.E. MR. VICTOR EMMANUEL SMITH PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC H. E. MR. VACLAV CLAUS". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  7. ↑ Boakye, Edna Agnes (2020-11-13). "'We had our differences but I admired him' – Victor Smith on Rawlings' death". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  8. ↑ "Ambassador Emmanuel Victor Smith presents credentials in Prague". ModernGhana. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  9. ↑ "NDC group commends President for appointing, Aboah and Smith - MyJoyOnline.com". Myjoyonline. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  10. ↑ "My vision is to make Ghana a destination of choice for investment – Victor Smith". GhanaWeb. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  11. ↑ Myjoyonline.com,"Akufo-Addo swears in first batch of 8 Ambassadors", Myjoyonline, 3 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Ghana's Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Joseph Henry Smith?". AllGov. Retrieved 2021-01-17.


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