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Coordinates: 51°29′55.7″N 0°9′18.9″W / 51.498806°N 0.155250°W / 51.498806; -0.155250
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High Commission of Ghana in London
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LocationBelgravia, London
Address13 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PN
Coordinates51°29′55.7″N 0°9′18.9″W / 51.498806°N 0.155250°W / 51.498806; -0.155250
High CommissionerPapa Owusu-Ankomah
Websiteghanahighcommissionuk.com

The High Commission of Ghana in London is the diplomatic mission of Ghana in the United Kingdom.[1]

The High Commission operates two separate offices: at 13 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PN, and at Cromwell House, 104 Highgate Hill, London N6 5HE, as well as an Honorary Consulate in 17 Bellevue Road, Ayr KA7 2SA Glasgow, Scotland, and a Consulate at 1 Marine Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin A96 KD86, Ireland.[2]

The Passports, Immigration, Recruitment, Education, Trade & Investment, Police Liaison and International Maritime Organization Sections are all located in the building at 104 Highgate Hill, Highgate.[1]

The exterior of the building was filmed as the residence of the character Anna Kalman, played by Ingrid Bergman in the 1958 film, Indiscreet.[citation needed]

List of high commissioners

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Appointment Term ended High Commissioner President of Ghana
1957 1962 Edward Asafu-Adjaye Kwame Nkrumah
1962 1965 Kwesi Armah Kwame Nkrumah
1965 1966 J. E. Bossman Kwame Nkrumah


1966 1969 Major Seth Anthony[3] Joseph Arthur Ankrah
1970 1972 A. B. Attafua Edward Akufo-Addo
1972 1974 H. V. H. Sekyi Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
1975 1978 Samuel McGall Asante Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
1978 1980 E. M. Debrah Fred Akuffo
1980 1982 Francis Badgie Hilla Limann
1982 1985 K. K. S. Dadzie Jerry Rawlings
1986 1990 J. L. S. Abbey Jerry Rawlings
1991 1993 K. B. Asante Jerry Rawlings
1994 1995 K. K. S. Dadzie Jerry Rawlings
1996 1997 Patrick R. D. Hayford[4][N 1] Jerry Rawlings
1997 2001 James Aggrey-Orleans Jerry Rawlings
2001 2001 Chris Kpodo[5][6][N 2] Jerry Rawlings
2001 2006 Isaac Osei John Kufour
2006 2009 Annan Cato[7] John Kufuor
2009 2014 Kwaku Danso-Boafo John Atta Mills
2014 2017 Victor Emmanuel Smith John Mahama
2017 Papa Owusu-Ankomah[8] Nana Akufo-Addo

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  • Plaque outside the High Commission
    Plaque outside the High Commission
  • The High Commission seen from Halkin Place
    The High Commission seen from Halkin Place

Notes

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  1. ^ Acting High Commissioner
  2. ^ Acting High Commissioner

References

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  1. ^ a b "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 14 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  2. ^ "About the Mission", Ghana High Commission.
  3. ^ Paxton, J., ed. (25 August 1970). "The Statesman's Year-Book 1970-71". Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 407. doi:10.1057/9780230270992. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ Commonwealth Observer Group (1999). The National and Provincial Elections in South Africa, 2 June 1999. Commonwealth Secretariat. ISBN 978-0-85092-626-2.
  5. ^ "I received cheque for $3.5m but can't tell how it was disbursed — Kpodo | Comprehensive Ghana Oil and Gas news, information, updates, analysis". www.reportingoilandgas.org. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. ^ "I signed drill ship documents under bizarre circumstances - Chris Kpodo". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Annan Cato assumes post as High Commissioner to UK". GhanaWeb. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  8. ^ Myjoyonline.com,"Akufo-Addo swears in first batch of 8 Ambassadors", Myjoyonline, 3 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Our Past High Commissioners". Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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