Accra, Ghana – U.S. Embassy Ghana is happy to announce that five Ghanaian entrepreneurs—Elizabeth Swaniker, a sculptor; Emmanuel Addai, a software entrepreneur; Mabel Suglo, a student and social entrepreneur; Kwaku Asmah, an electrical engineer; and Ernest Gavor, a social entrepreneur and innovator—are attending the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), which will takes place June 22-24, 2016 …

Washington, D.C. – Robert Porter Jackson was sworn in today as President Obama’s new U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana. The oath of office was administered by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield. Lieutenant General Joseph Henry Smith, Ambassador of Ghana to the United States, attended the ceremony, as did Under …

Thank you very much. Good morning, everyone.  I want to thank you for hosting us and congratulate the Africa Center for Security and Counter-Terrorism Ghana on this ambitious opening. I note that we are joined by representatives from the government, because we all have a responsibility to ensure the security, the prosperity and the human …

The U.S. Embassy in Accra encourages accomplished young Ghanaians aged 25-35 to apply for the Mandela Washington Fellowship. Applications are being accepted until November 11, 2015. The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of President Barack Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). In 2016, the Fellowship will provide 1,000 outstanding young leaders from Sub-Saharan …

Deputy Minister of Power, Hon. John Jinapor Acting Executive Secretary of the Ghana Energy Commission, Mr. Michael Opam ECREEE Secretary General, Mr. Mahama Kappiah Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to represent the U.S. government this morning in the opening of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Annex.  Many of you here worked long and …

Accra – Eight U.S. companies visited Ghana September 13-14 to explore business partnership opportunities as part of the largest-ever U.S. government-led trade mission to Africa. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Trade Winds-Africa mission brought over 100 companies from 25 U.S. states and across industry sectors to connect with opportunities throughout the continent, including Ghana, Angola, …

Professor Franklin Achampong Manu, Rector of GIMPA Director Osei, YALI West Africa Regional Leadership Center partners and participants, Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to be here today to welcome the first class of participants in the Young African Leaders Initiative (or YALI) Regional Leadership Center, West Africa. I only arrived in …

Mr. President; Honorable Ministers; Honorable Members of Parliament; Your Excellencies, my fellow members of the diplomatic corps; Distinguished representatives of civil society and of the media; Representatives of regional businesses; Students and educators; Members of my embassy staff; and Friends… Good evening. Akwaaba – welcome. Thank you all for joining us. Tonight, we celebrate the …

Good morning colleagues and Embassy community, It’s great to see all of you turn up this morning to take advantage of the rare opportunity to meet NBA management and players. Born the Basketball Association of America, the NBA was created just a decade before Ghana’s independence, and I’ll note when Ghana was created it was …

Good morning.  I am thrilled to see so much interest in today’s event by both Ghanaian and U.S. companies.  This is a good sign that the second Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact will strengthen the partnership between Ghana and the U.S.  The companies sponsoring today’s program – representing both American and Ghanaian businesses – are already …

Honorable Fifi Kwetey, Minister of Food and Agriculture, distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great delight for me to be speaking today at the second annual Ghana Agribusiness Investment Summit. I am happy to note that since last year’s summit, USAID through the Financing Ghanaian Agriculture Project has facilitated over $15 million in investments …

Young African Leadership Initiative Mandela Washington Fellowship West Africa Regional Conference Honorable Deputy Minister of Education, West Africa YALI Advisory Board members, Washington Mandela Fellows, Friends in the media, Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to the first Young African Leadership Initiative / Mandela Washington Fellowship …

Remarks by Ambassador Gene A. Cretz (as prepared for delivery) Thank you so much for inviting me to join you this evening.  Tonight’s theme of celebrating entrepreneurship and recognizing those that embrace its spirit shows that the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana understands the critical role that innovative private sector actors play in Ghana’s economy.  It …

Over 150 young leaders from 21 West African countries will gather in Accra, Ghana next week to share their expertise and engage on issues they have defined as critical for the future of Africa.  In support of President Barack Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), USAID and IREX are organizing the 1st Annual West Africa …

Thank you all so much for joining us at the Forum – we are extremely proud to co-host the first West Africa Digital Development Forum in Accra. “The power of technology to transform development” – this is a bit of an old adage. Information and Communication Technologies have been around for decades. BUT….what hasn’t always …

I would be remiss if I didn’t begin by commending the West African Health Organization and its Director General Dr. Xavier Crespin, ECOWAS, and the other organizers for their leadership in convening us here today to address this issue of supreme urgency and importance. In particular I want to express the U.S. Government’s gratitude to …