High Commission of Ghana, London
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″N 0°9′18.9″W / 51.498806°N 0.155250°WCoordinates: 51��29′55.7″N 0°9′18.9″W / 51.498806°N 0.155250°W |
High Commissioner | Papa Owusu-Ankomah |
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 building at 13 Belgrave Square is also known as Halkin House, and is the former town residence of the Earls Beauchamp, of Madresfield Court, near Malvern, Worcestershire.[citation needed]
The exterior of the building was filmed as the residence of the character Anna Kalman, played by Ingrid Bergman in the 1958 film, Indiscreet.
List of High Commissioners[]
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 |
1966 | 1969 | Major Seth Anthony[3] | Joseph Arthur Ankrah |
1972 | 1974 | Ignatius Kutu Acheampong | |
1978 | 1980 | Ebenezer Moses Debrah | Fred Akuffo |
1980 | 1982 | 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 |
1997 | 2001 | James Aggrey-Orleans | Jerry Rawlings |
2000 | 2001 | John Kufour | |
2001 | 2006 | Isaac Osei | John Kufuor |
2009 | 2014 | Kwaku Danso-Boafo | John Atta Mills |
2014 | 2017 | Victor Emmanuel Smith | John Mahama |
2017 | Papa Owusu-Ankomah[4] | Nana Akufo-Addo |
Gallery[]
Plaque outside the High Commission
The High Commission seen from Halkin Place
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 14 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
- ^ "About the Mission", Ghana High Commission.
- ^ Paxton (ed), J. (25 August 1970). "The Statesman's Year-Book 1970-71". Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 407. doi:10.1057/9780230270992. Retrieved 7 February 2021.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- ^ Myjoyonline.com,"Akufo-Addo swears in first batch of 8 Ambassadors", Myjoyonline, 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Our Past High Commissioners". Retrieved 12 June 2019.
External links[]
- Diplomatic missions in London
- Diplomatic missions of Ghana
- Ghana–United Kingdom relations
- Buildings and structures in the City of Westminster
- Belgravia