Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has announced the appointment of 18 new deputy ambassadors, including General Thomas Oppong-Preprah (rtd), a former Chief of Defence Staff, as Ghana’s Deputy High Commissioner to Canada.

According to Ghana News Agency, a letter from Dr. Callistus Mahama, Executive Secretary to the President, addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, confirmed the appointment of the new deputy ambassadors. The appointments include Dr. Palmer Appiah-Gyan for Germany, Madam Francisca Patoah Gyarko for Switzerland, Mr. Ben Dotsei Malor for the United States, Dr. Harry Zevon for China, Mr. Sulemana Ibun Iddrissu for India, and Mr. Aquinas Quansah for the United Kingdom.

Additional appointees are Mr. George Harrison for South Korea, Madam Jamilatu Amadu for the United Arab Emirates, Mr. Emmanuel Netsey-Afedo for the Netherlands, Madam Sophia Karen Edem Ackuaku for Italy, Mr. Francis Thalamus Doe for Japan, and Mr. Sanni Jajah for Saudi Arabia.

The remaining appointments include Mr. Kwadwo
Agyei-Dwomor for Trkiye, Mr. Emmanuel Kamban Panyan for Russia, Alhaji Mohammed Seidu Issah Abah for South Africa, Mr. Mohammed Ibn Abass for Egypt, and Reverend Dr. Isaac Clive Mould for Denmark.