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Ambassador’s Seasonal Message
On behalf of the entire staff of the
Ghana Embassy, Washington Mission,
I wish to extend warm and
sincere Christmas greetings and
best wishes to all Ghanaians in the
Diaspora and friends of Ghana.
As I reflect on the year 2012, there
is no doubt in my mind that Ghana
made great strides economically,
socially and in maintaining its status
as a beacon of democracy
within Sub-Saharan Africa. During
the course of year, President
Obama extended an invitation to
the President of Ghana to visit the
White House. Ghana was also
selected as a beneficiary of the
Three-billion New Alliance for
Food Security and Nutrition during
the G8 Summit. In addition
Ghana is currently negotiating a
second Compact for the Millennium
Challenge Account.
Aside these, we as a nation and a
people experienced great lose
when our dear President and personal
friend, His Excellency John
Evans Atta Mills passed
away in July. His death
was unprecedented and
came as a big shock to
the nation and the world
at large.
As a Nation, his death
unified us and as a people
we found solace in
his legacy of peace. Ghana once
again demonstrated its strong credentials
of democracy with the
smooth transition of Presidential
authority when Ghana’s then Vice
President His Excellency John
Dramani Mahama assumed the
Presidency barely four hours after
Prof. Mills` death.
I seize this opportunity to express
on behalf of the Government of
Ghana our sincere gratitude for
the various expressions of condolence
the Ghana Embassy received
from the Diplomatic Corp,
U.S. Department of State, Government
officials, officials of the
World Bank, IMF and several organizations
within the United
States. I extend the Mission’s
profound gratitude to all the Ghanaian
Associations in Washington
Metro area and around the United
States for the various ways in
which they honoured the legacy of
our late President.
Once again, I also wish to encourage
Ghanaian professionals and
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intellectuals to take advantage of
the current political and economic
situation in the country to find
their niche and contribute positively
towards the overall development
and prosperity of the country.
I urged Ghanaians in the Diaspora
to take advantage of the prevailing
favorable economic conditions to
invest in the country.
It is my prayer that this Christmas
season and the coming New Year
would bring Ghanaians joy, hope
and peace. I convey on behalf of
the entire staff of the Embassy our
appreciation to everyone for their
continued support to the course
and direction of the country’s development.
Merry Christmas and
“Afrihyia Pa!”