American business leader Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever visited Ghana from June 16 through 22 to promote women’s entrepreneurship under the Department of State’s Africa Regional Services (ARS) Speaker Program. The American author of the award-winning book “How Exceptional Black Women Lead,” Dr. Jones-DeWeever is an expert in business strategies, diversity, and women’s empowerment. She has also ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 26 June, 2018 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Speeches | Tags: Barack Obama, Entrepreneurship, Jones De-Weever, U.S. speaker program
U.S. Diplomatic Relations with Ghana Remarks by Ambassador Robert P. Jackson University of Cape Coast Friday, March 23, 2018 | 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Thank you all for your warm welcome. My wife, Babs, and I are honored to be here at the University of Cape Coast. I often talk about the fact that ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 26 March, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Speeches | Tags: Barack Obama
At the opening of Pinkberry’s Frozen Yoghurt shop at the Kumasi city mall on December 5, 2017, Ambassador Jackson celebrated American-Ghanaian partnership that will not only serve the people of Ghana a delicious product, but create employment opportunities for Ghanaians and help stimulate economic growth and development. Opening of Pinkberry in Kumasi Remarks by Ambassador ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 12 December, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Jackson, Barack Obama, Pinkberry
On November 29, the United States and Ghana inaugurated a new building for the Young African Leaders Initiative Regional Leadership Center (YALI RLC) in Accra. The ceremony was attended by Ambassador Robert P. Jackson; the Honorable Minister of Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh; Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) Rector Professor P. Ebow ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 4 December, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Exclude, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Speeches | Tags: Barack Obama
On October 27, the U.S. Embassy joined journalists from across the region in participating in the West Africa Media Excellence Conference. The event was attended by Ghana’s Minister for Information, the Honorable Mustapha Hamid; the Minister for Information and Communications Infrastructure for the Gambia, the Honorable Demba Ali Jawo; Ms. Sophie Ly Sow of the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 30 October, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Human Rights, News, Public Affairs, Speeches, U.S. & Ghana | Tags: Barack Obama
Mr. Prince Busia Opoku, Executive Director of the Institute of Applied Human Excellence of Ghana; Dr. Bruce H. Jackson, whose assistance with free leadership programs for everyone who wishes to effectively manage his/her assets and liabilities make a real difference in building new leaders for this region; The C. Charles Jackson Foundation, whose generous support ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 22 September, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Speeches | Tags: Barack Obama, Good Governance, Transparency, YALI, Youth Development
Professor P. Ebow Bondzi-Simpson, Rector of GIMPA, Mrs. Shola Safo-Duodu, the Accra RLC Director, Members of the RLC Governing Council, Partners of the Accra YALI Regional Leadership Center, Our 2017 YALI West Africa Graduates, Members of the media, Colleagues, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my honor to welcome you to the closing ceremony for ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 31 August, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Speeches, USAID | Tags: Barack Obama, YALI
Ambassador Baah-Duodu, Distinguished Guests, Faculty and Staff, Students, Colleagues, I’m honored to be here at the Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy today. Being here reminds me of my own career trajectory. Before I became a diplomat, I taught English and American Civilization at a French university. Being back in a respected academic ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 8 February, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Former U.S. Government Leaders, President of the United States, Speeches | Tags: Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump, LECIAD
Honorable Minister, Your Eminence Archbishop Duncan-Williams, Bishops, Colleagues, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you and good morning. A little over a week ago, I joined Minister of Employment and Labor Relations Haruna Iddrisu for a tour of Dignity–Do The Right Thing, a U.S.-Ghanaian joint venture textile company operating in the South Industrial Area, right here ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 25 June, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 22 June, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
Remarks by Ambassador Robert P. Jackson Accra, Ghana Honorable Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, Attorney General and Minister of Justice; Honorable Nii Osah-Mills, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources; Your Honors, Judges and Magistrates, Messieurs les Juges, Messieurs les Magistrats, Distinguished Prosecutors, Procureurs Distingués, Representatives from the Directorate of Environment of the ECOWAS Commission, Representatives of the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 20 June, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama, John Kerry
Movenpick Hotel, Accra Honorable Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Mr. Seth Terkper Other honorable ministers and deputy ministers, USAID-Africa Deputy Assistant Administrator, Ms. Oren Whyche-Shaw (SHAW, Distinguished partners and friends: My first 90 days in Accra as Ambassador have been exciting! I have been busy meeting with leaders representing Ghana’s government, private sector, and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 4 May, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
Vice Chancellor William Otoo Ellis, Senior Leadership of KNUST, Deans, Distinguished Guests, Faculty and Staff, Students, Colleagues, Maadwo. Me din de Robert Jackson. Meyɛ anansimuu ma America aban wɔ Ghana. Ok, I’m new to Ghana, and that’s as far as I can go right now. But I’ll keep working on it. I’m honored to be ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 29 March, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
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PressAccra@state.gov StealySV@state.gov “Our successes are mutually tied and our partnership is indispensable.” Accra, Ghana – The new U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Robert P. Jackson, has presented his credentials to President John Mahama and officially taken up duties as ambassador. Speaking from the ceremony at Flagstaff House ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 4 February, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 30 November, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 28 October, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 22 October, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 22 September, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
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, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 16 September, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 3 August, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 25 June, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 9 June, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 30 April, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 29 April, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 27 April, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 24 April, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 23 April, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
Accra, Ghana – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) signed an agreement under which USAID will support WANEP’s efforts to prevent election violence in five countries in West Africa through the strengthening of national conflict early warning systems. At last summer’s U.S – Africa Leaders ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 23 February, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases, USAID | Tags: Barack Obama
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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 26 January, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 16 January, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
