Embassy of the United States, Accra
| Embassy of the United States, Accra | |
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| Location | Cantonments, Accra, Ghana |
| Address | No. 24, Fourth Circular Rd. |
| Website | gh.usembassy.gov |
The Embassy of the United States of America in Accra is the diplomatic mission of the United States in Ghana. It is the focal point for events relating to the United States held in Ghana.[1][2]
Leadership[]
Ambassador is in charge of the Embassy. Stephanie S. Sullivan is the current Ambassador of the United States to Ghana.[3]
History[]
The embassy in Accra was established March 6, 1957, with Donald W. Lamm in charge as chargé d'affaires.
On August 28, 1963, in response to the concurrent March on Washington and the death of W. E. B. Du Bois the day before, a protest was held at the embassy by African American expats, with notable activists such as Julian Mayfield and Maya Angelou, as well as native Ghanaians challenging the John F. Kennedy administration for its contradictory and slow-moving racial equality policies. Although there were other solidarity demonstrations at embassies in different countries as well, the Accra protest was the most prominent.[4]
President Joe Biden nominated career US diplomat and Acting Assistant Secretary/Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Energy Resources Virginia E. Palmer for the position on June 2, 2021; she has yet to be confirmed by the Senate.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "COVID-19: Ablakwa appeals to US Embassy to prioritise Ghanaian student visa applicants". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "U.S. Embassy in Ghana". U.S. Embassy in Ghana. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ AfricaNews (2021-08-19). "USS Hershel "Woody" Williams Strengthens U.S.-Ghana Maritime Security Partnership". Africanews. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ Gaines, Kevin Kelly (2006). American Africans in Ghana. Chapel Hill. pp. 168–172. ISBN 978-0-8078-6782-2. OCLC 794005336.
- ^ Ward, Myah (July 2, 2021). "Biden names more ambassadorships, including Amy Gutmann for Germany". POLITICO. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
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1 Consulates-General which function as an embassy (ie. consul reports to State Department, not the respective countrys ambassador) 2 The American Institute in Taiwan is ostensibly a public, non-profit organization to promote US-Taiwanese relations, but through State Department staffing & assistance, functions as an informal US diplomatic mission. | |||
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- Diplomatic missions of the United States
- Diplomatic missions in Accra
- Ghana–United States relations