Barbara Akuorkor Benisa Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Amb.
Barbara Akuorkor Benisa
Office:	Ghana High Commissioner to Malta
President:	Nana Akufo-Addo
Predecessor:	Mercy Bampo Addo^[1]
Successor:	Incumbent
Birth Place:	Ghana
Nationality:	Ghanaian
Party:	New Patriotic Party

Barbara Akuorkor Benisa is a Ghanaian diplomat and the newly appointed High Commissioner of Ghana to Malta.^{[2] [3]}

Career and appointment

Benisa worked with the Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) before her appointment to serve as a High Commissioner of Ghana to Malta.^[4]

Committee

Barbara has served on the President of Ghana, Nana Akuffo Addo's, ‘Beyond the Return Steering Committee’ from 2020 till date.

'Beyond the Return' Steering Committee

'Beyond the return' - a decade of African Renaissance (2020 - 2030) is a follow-up project set up by Ghana after the 2019 'Year of return' project.^[5] The steering committee is a 20-member committee set up to systemize the 'beyond the return' project. the committee was inaugurated on May 27, 2020.^[6] The mission of this project is to consolidate the gains made and grow tourism in the country, showcase its investment potential and solidify its diaspora engagement programmes.^[7]

References

1. Web site: Full List Of Akufo-Addo's 22 Newly Appointed Ambassadors .
2. Web site: [List] Akufo-Addo appoints 33 Ambassadors]. 2021-03-25. Modern Ghana. en.
3. Web site: 2021-03-09. Nana Names Envoys - Former CDS, Alima. 2021-03-25. DailyGuide Network. en-US.
4. Web site: 2021-03-11. Deeping Ghana's Relations, Barbara Akoukor Benisa Head Malta Mission. 2021-03-25. MyGhparrot.Com. en-US.
5. Web site: 2020-05-29. Ghana inaugurates 'Beyond the Return' Steering Committee. 2021-03-25. Voyages Afriq. en-US.
6. Web site: Agency. Ghana News. 2020-07-01. "Beyond the Return" steering committee expanded. 2021-03-25. News Ghana. en-US.
7. Web site: 2020-06-02. Ghana: 17-Member Steering Committee to Coordinate 'Beyond Return' Project Inaugurated. 2021-03-25. allAfrica.com. en.