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SOCIETY
Ghana
Ireland
H.E. Philbert Abaka JOHNSON
Born on August 22, 1967
EDUCATION
1994: Master’s degree in International Affairs, Legon Centre
for International Affairs & Diplomacy, Ghana
2005: Master’s degree of International Law and Economics,
World Trade Institute, Berne, Switzerland
CAREER
2013-2014: Director 1, Asia and Pacific Bureau, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Ghana
2014: Director of Diaspora Affairs Bureau, Headquarters,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ghana
2014-2017: Minister/Deputy Permanent Representative of
Ghana to the United Nations, New York
2017: Minister and Acting Head of Mission on the Ghana
High Commission, Ottawa
2016-2018: Minister and Deputy Head of mission of the
High Commission of Ghana, Ottawa
2018-2019: Director of Europe Bureau, Headquarters, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Ghana
Since March 2019: Director of Africa and Regional Integration
Bureau and Head of the ECOWAS National Office,
Headquarters, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ghana
H.E. Eoin O’ LEARY
Born on May 19, 1959
EDUCATION
1989: Diploma in Legal Studies, King’s Inn, Dublin
1991: Barrister at Law, King’s Inn, Dublin
CAREER
2001-2007: Director General, European and International
Affairs Division, Department of the Prime Minister of
Ireland
2007-2013: Permanent Representative of Ireland to the
OSCE, Vienna Chaired the Human Dimension Committee
in 2008, the Forum for Security Cooperation in 2010 and
the Permanent Council of the Organisation in 2012
2013-2015: Ambassador of Ireland to Russia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
2015-2017: Director General, Department of Foreign Affairs,
Dublin, Ireland and Director General, European Union/
European Neighborhood and Policy Division
2017-2020: Ambassador of Ireland to the People’s Republic
of China and Mongolia
Since March 2021: Ambassador of Ireland to Austria and
the International Organizations
Since March 2021: Ambassador of Ghana to Austria
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