Harry Reginald Amonoo Explained

Successor2:Annan Cato
Birth Place:Gold Coast
Death Date:before 2018
Nationality:Ghanaian
Appointer2:Joseph Arthur Ankrah
Alma Mater:University of Ghana
Occupation:diplomat
Predecessor2:Ebenezer Moses Debrah
Harry Reginald Amonoo
Predecessor:Eric Kwamina Otoo
Office:Ghana ambassador to Germany
Term Start:6 September 1974
Term End:1977
Appointer:Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
Successor:Franz Abadio Yao Djaisie
Term End2:2 July 1972
Office1:Ghana Ambassador to the United States of America
Term Start1:18 July 1972
Term End1:8 May 1974
Appointer1:Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
Predecessor1:Johnson Kwaku Appiah
Successor1:Samuel Ernest Quarm
Office2:Ghana ambassador to Ethiopia
Term Start2:28 September 1968

Harry Reginald Amonoo (1928–before 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat. He served as Ghana's ambassador to Ethiopia from 1968 to 1972,[1] Ghana's Ambassador to the United States of America from 1972 to 1974, and Ghana's ambassador to Germany from 1974 to 1977.[2] Prior to his ambassadorial appointments Amonoo served as principal Secretary to various ministries between 1963 and 1967. Amonoo died prior to 2018.[3]

Early life and education

Amonoo was born in 1928.[4] He studied history at the University of Ghana (then the University College of the Gold Coast), where he graduated in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.

Career

After his tertiary education, Amonoo entered the Gold Coast Administrative Service in 1952. He joined the Ghana Foreign Service in 1955 and two years later was appointed second secretary at the embassy of Ghana in Washington.[5] A year later, he became the first Secretary to the Ghanaian permanent mission to the United Nations. In 1963 he was made the principal Secretary to Ministry of Foreign Affairs,[6] [7] and the Ministry of African Affairs in 1964. In 1967 he was made principal Secretary to the Ministry of Defence. He served in this capacity until 28 September 1968, when he was appointed Ghana's ambassador to Ethiopia. Amonoo remained Ghana's ambassador to Ethiopia until 2 July 1972. On 18 July 1972, he was appointed Ghana's Ambassador to the United States of America, succeeding Johnson Kwaku Appiah who had served as Ghana's Chargé d'affaires to the United States of America from 2 July 1972, when his ambassadorial duties in Ethiopia came to end, until 18 July 1972, when he was appointed Ghana's ambassador to the United States of America. Amonoo held this office from 18 July 1972 until 8 May 1974. On 6 September 1974 he was appointed Ghana's ambassador to Germany.[8] He held this post until 1977.

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Notes and References

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  2. Book: Nkrumah, I. K.. Daily Graphic: Issue 8035 August 19 1976. 1976-08-19. Graphic Communications Group. en.
  3. News: Akufo-Addo honours 10 pioneer Ghanaian Foreign Service officers . 15 November 2023 . Pan African Visions.
  4. Book: Kohler. Sue A.. Sixteenth Street Architecture. Carson. Jeffrey R.. Arts. United States Commission of Fine. 1978. Commission of Fine Arts. en.
  5. Book: Diplomatic List. 1958. Department of State. en.
  6. Book: Ghana Today. 1966. Information Section of the Ghana Office.. en.
  7. Book: Thompson, Willard Scott. Ghana's Foreign Policy, 1957–1966: Diplomacy Ideology, and the New State. 2015-12-08. Princeton University Press. 978-1-4008-7630-3. en.
  8. Book: Ghana News. 1974. Embassy of Ghana. en.