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Peace Corps Ghana Swears in 33 Education Volunteers

On August 16, 2018, Chargé d’Affaires (Acting Ambassador) Christopher J. Lamora swore in 33 Peace Corps education volunteers. These volunteers will be teaching science, maths, visual arts and special education in various schools in the rural parts of Ghana. Present at the ceremony was Ghana’s minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh and Peace Corps Country Director ...

By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 16 August, 2018 | Topics: News, Speeches | Tags: Peace Corps, peace corps ghana, US Embassy Ghana

Ghanaian Youth to Study in the USA

On June 21, the U.S. Embassy in Accra welcomed four Ghanaian senior high students, their parents, and a teacher for an orientation session prior to their three week visit to the United States of America under the Pan African Youth Leadership Program (PAYLP). The students are Emma Hawa, from Tamale Girls Senior High School, Atubsaan ...

By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 22 June, 2018 | Topics: Education, News, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Exchange program, US Embassy Ghana

Statement on Immigration Law and International Agreements

June 20, 2018 Accra, GHANA — As sovereign nations, the Governments of the United States and Ghana each have obligations to their citizens to uphold their laws, as well as obligations to the international community to comply with international agreements. All nations have the right to enforce their immigration laws. The United States embraces its ...

By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 20 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Deportation, US Deporting Ghanaians, US Embassy Ghana, US Embassy press release

Ambassador Jackson Congratulates Webster University Graduates

During a commencement ceremony held at Webster University’s campus in Accra on May 19, Ambassador Jackson congratulated the graduating class of 2018 and exhorted them to seek careers which fulfil a purpose in their lives: “Purpose is an essential element of you. It is the reason you are on the planet at this particular time ...

By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 21 May, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, News | Tags: US Ambassador, US Embassy Ghana, Webster University Ghana, Webster university graduation

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