Dedo Difie Agyarko-Kusi Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Her Excellency
Relations:Boakye Agyarko (brother)
Emmanuel Kwabena Kyeremateng Agyarko (brother)
President:Nana Akuffo-Addo
Office:Ambassador of Ghana to South Korea
Term Start:July 2017
Birth Place:Ghana
Birthname:Dedo Difie Agyarko
Nationality:Ghanaian
Party:New Patriotic Party

Dedo Difie Agyarko-Kusi is a Ghanaian politician. She served as Ghana's Ambassador to South Korea.[1] She is a member of the New Patriotic Party.[2] She is the sister of the Emmanuel Kwabena Kyeremateng Agyarko and Boakye Agyarko.[3] [4] She once served as a translator of French and Spanish for UNESCO.

Early life and education

Agyarko-Kusi attended Wesley Girls' Senior High School. She later went the University of Ghana where she acquired her Bachelor of Arts degree in French.[5] Kusi also holds a masters of law from the University of Paris.[6]

Politics

Kusi has served as a member of the NPP national council and also parliamentary candidate for Lower Manya Krobo in the Eastern Region.

Career

Ambassador to South Korea

In July 2017, President Nana Akuffo-Addo named Agyarko-Kusi as Ghana's High Commissioner to South Korea. She was among the Ghanaians who were named to head various diplomatic Ghanaian missions across the world.[7] [8] [9] She was sworn in on 2 August 2017 by the Nana Akufo-Addo.[10]

Personal life

Kusi is the sister of Boakye Agyarko and Emmanuel Kwabena Kyeremateng Agyarko.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Testimony Of Ambassador Difie Agyarko Kusi. 2021-03-08. Modern Ghana. en.
  2. Web site: Affirmative action: Open letter to my sisters in the NPP. 2021-03-08. Graphic Online. en-gb.
  3. Web site: Agyarko Remains Bona Fide Aspirant For NPP. 2021-03-08. Modern Ghana. en.
  4. Web site: Nana Picks Ambassadors. 2021-03-08. Modern Ghana. en.
  5. Web site: Affre. Cornerlis Kweku. 24 November 2020. NPP-Seoul branch shower praises on outgoing Ghanaian Ambassador to South Korea - MyJoyOnline.com. live. 4 December 2021. My Joy Online. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204022443/https://www.myjoyonline.com/npp-seoul-branch-shower-praises-on-outgoing-ghanaian-ambassador-to-south-korea/ . 2021-12-04 .
  6. Web site: 9 November 2012. NPP Candidate Sure Of Winning Lower Manya Krobo Seat. live. 4 December 2021. Peace FM Online. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204022444/https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/politics/politics/201211/145090.php . 2021-12-04 .
  7. Web site: Kaku. Daniel. 4 August 2017. Youth of Kroboland thank Nana Addo for appointing Mrs Dedo Difie as Ambassador. 4 December 2021. GhanaWeb.
  8. Web site: 20 July 2017. Nana Picks Ambassadors. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20170720095559/http://dailyguideafrica.com/nana-picks-ambassadors/. 20 July 2017. 8 March 2021. Daily Guide Africa.
  9. Web site: Boafo. Eric. 4 August 2017. Concern Youth Of Kroboland Congratulates Mrs. Dedo Difie Agyarko-Kusi For Her Appointment As Ambassador To The Republic Of South Korea.. live. 3 December 2021. Rite 90.1FM. https://web.archive.org/web/20171011112823/http://ritefmonline.org/concern-youth-of-kroboland-congratulates-mrs-dedo-difie-agyarko-kusi-for-her-appointment-as-ambassador-to-the-republic-of-south-korea/ . 2017-10-11 .
  10. Web site: 2 August 2017. President Akufo-Addo Swears In 4 Ambassadors, 1 High Commissioner. live. 4 December 2021. Presidency of Ghana. Communications Bureau. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204085543/https://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/news-style-2/324-president-akufo-addo-swears-in-4-ambassadors-1-high-commissioner . 2021-12-04 .

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