Agnes Aggrey-Orleans Explained
Agnes Yahan Aggrey-Orleans (née Bartels),, is a Ghanaian diplomat, considered the first female career diplomat in Ghana.[1] [2]
Biography
Her father was Francis Lodowic Bartels, an educator and diplomat who became the first Ghanaian principal of Mfantsipim School.[3] Agnes Aggrey-Orleans had her secondary education at the Wesley Girls High School in Cape Coast Ghana.[4] She then attended the University of Ghana. She was married to the Ghanaian diplomat, James Aggrey-Orleans (1937–2018) who served as the Ghanaian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from October 1997 to March 2001.[5] [6] [7] [8] Her diplomatic career included positions in various Ghana Missions, including those in New York and the Holy See.[9] [10] She invested as a Member of Order of the Volta Award in 2015 by the then President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama.[11] [12] [13]
Notes and References
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- Web site: 2024-06-03 . 1st African headmaster of Mfantsipim to be honoured at District Grand Lodge of Ghana's Festival of Institutional Lodges - MyJoyOnline . 2024-06-03 . www.myjoyonline.com . en-US.
- Web site: James Kwegyir Aggrey-Orleans. www.mytribute.life. en. 2019-11-25.
- Web site: Wesley Girls High School - Past Students. wesleygirls.edu.gh. 2016-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160901050238/http://wesleygirls.edu.gh/achievement/past-students. 2016-09-01. dead.
- Web site: Ghanaian diplomat Ambassador Aggrey-Orleans dies aged 81. www.ghanaweb.com. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20181120101444/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Ghanaian-diplomat-Ambassador-Aggrey-Orleans-dies-aged-81-702269. 2018-11-20. live. 2018-11-23.
- News: Former Ghana UK envoy Aggrey-Orleans dies at 81. Graphic Online. 2018-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20181120151951/https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/former-ghana-uk-envoy-aggrey-orleans-dies-at-81.html. 2018-11-20. live. en-gb.
- News: Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey Commiserates With Family Of Ambassador Aggrey-Orleans, Signs Book Of Condolence. Online. Peace FM. 2018-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20181123020223/http://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/local/news/201811/368333.php?storyid=100&#commentsread. 2018-11-23. live.
- Web site: Kofi Annan was no pushover – Aggrey-Orleans. www.ghanaweb.com. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20180820102808/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Kofi-Annan-was-no-pushover-Aggrey-Orleans-678045. 2018-08-20. live. 2018-11-23.
- Book: Permanent Missions to the United Nations. 1964. United States Mission to the United Nations. en.
- Book: Permanent Missions to the United Nations, Officers Entitled to Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities. 1966. United States Mission to the United Nations. en.
- Web site: President Mahama confers National awards on 35 personalities - Government of Ghana. Government. Ghana. www.ghana.gov.gh. 2016-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20161127151958/http://www.ghana.gov.gh/index.php/117-chieftaincy-trad-affairs/2212-president-mahama-confers-national-awards-on-35-personalities. 2016-11-27. live.
- Web site: 28 Ghanaians and 5 foreigners given state awards by President Mahama Primenewsghana.com - 2016. Dokosi. Michael Eli. www.primenewsghana.com. 2016-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20161127022506/http://www.primenewsghana.com/politics/28-ghanaians-and-5-foreigners-given-state-awards-by-president-mahama.html. 2016-11-27. live. 2016-10-31.
- Web site: Prez Mahama Confers State Honours On 33 Distinguished Ghanaians. Online. Peace FM. m.peacefmonline.com. 2016-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20161127025258/http://m.peacefmonline.com/pages/news/social/201512/263642.php. 2016-11-27. dead.
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