President Donald J. Trump today
announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to attend the second
Inauguration of His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the
Republic of Ghana, on Thursday, January 7, 2021, in Accra, Ghana.
The Honorable Dr. J. Peter Pham,
Ambassador, United States Special Envoy for the Sahel Region of Africa, is
expected to lead the delegation.
In a statement published on the
White House Website, it was announced that the United States Ambassador to the
Republic of Ghana, Honorable Stephanie S. Sullivan will also be part of the
delegation.
Earlier, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Mrs Shirley Ayorkor Botchway announced 12 presidents have confirmed
their attendance with more to do same in the coming days.
The countries whose Heads of
State will be taking part in the ceremony include; Senegal, Cote D’Ivoire,
Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, Chad, Liberia, Togo, Guinea Bissau, Benin, Niger.
The others whose Foreign
Ministers will be represented are Gambia, Nigeria, Gabon, Gambia, India,
France.
The remaining representatives of
countries also include the UK Minister for Africa, US Special Envoy, President
of ECOWAS Commission, AU Commission Chairperson. among others.
Meanwhile, the event will take place at Parliament, strictly
by invitation.
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