Morgan Adokwei Brown
Amb. Morgan Adokwei Brown | |
|---|---|
| Ghana High Commissioner to Zambia | |
| In office 2016–2017 | |
| President | John Mahama |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Afua Benneh[1][2] |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Ekua Prah[3] |
| Ghana Ambassador to Belgium | |
| In office 2012–2016 | |
| President | John Mahama |
| Preceded by | Yaw Kunadu-Yiadom[4] |
| Succeeded by | Novisi Aku Abaidoo[5][2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1959 Accra, Ghana |
| Alma mater | |
Morgan Adokwei Brown is a lawyer and a Ghanaian diplomat. He was Ghana's Ambassador to Belgium from 2012 to 2016 and Ghana's High Commissioner to Zambia from 2016 to 2017.
Early years and education
[edit]Morgan was born on 29 May 1959 in Accra, Ghana. He had his secondary education at the Accra Academy from 1971 to 1978 he proceeded to the University of Ghana, Legon where he gained his Bachelor of laws degree from 1979 to 1982 and later to the Ghana School of Law for a barrister-at-law post graduate degree from 1982 to 1984. He pursued a course in international relations at the Academy of Social Sciences in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1986 and continued to the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) from 1986 to 1988. He also studied diplomacy and international relations at the University of Nairobi, Kenya from 1989 to 1990 and legislative drafting at the University of London in 2007.[6][7]
Career
[edit]His career begun as a legal advisor to the Tema district council now the Tema Metropolitan Assembly as a national service personnel from 1985 to 1986. He was assistant legal and consular director for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1986 to 1990. He later became assistant Europe bureau director at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. He served as Counsellor of the Head of Chancery for the Ghana Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York City, with responsibility for the third, fifth and sixth Committees of the United Nations General Assembly from 1992 to 1996 then acting director for the legal and consular bureau at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1996 to 1998. He was minister counsellor for the head of chancery for the Ghana embassy at Monrovia, Liberia from 1998 to 2002. He became acting director for the policy planning and research bureau at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs later in 2002. From 2002 to 2003 he was deputy director for passports at the ministry. He was deputy director for the African Union bureau at the ministry from 2003 to 2004. From 2004 to 2008, he was minister for the head of chancery at the High Commission of Ghana, London. He became the supervising director for policy, planning research and monitoring department for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2009. Then director for administration at the ministry from 2009 to 2010. From 2010 to 2013 he was deputy head of mission for the Ghana embassy at Copenhagen, Denmark. In 2013 he was appointed Ghana's ambassador to Belgium[8] with concurrent accreditation to Luxembourg and the European Union[9] he served in this capacity until 2016 when he was appointed Ghana's high commissioner to Zambia. He served in this position until 2017.[10][11][6][7]
Personal life
[edit]He is married with three children. His hobbies include lawn tennis and listening to music.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "President Lungu mourns the 200 people killed in gas station fire in Accra Ghana". Lusaka Times. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Diplomatic Missions Abroad". Ghana Web. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Here's a full list of Akufo-Addo's 22 newly appointed Ambassadors". myjoyonline.com. myjoyonline. 2017-07-10. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ Ghana Embassy (Belgium),"H.E. MR. YAW KONADU-YIADOM PRESENTS HIS LETTERS OF CREDENCE TO HIS MAJESTY KING ALBERT II KING OF THE BELGIANS", Modern Ghana, 10 February 2011.
- ^ "H.E. Mrs. Novisi Abaidoo pays courtesy call on ACP Secretary General, H.E. Patrick I. Gomes". Ghana Embassy Belgium. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "The Ambassador, CURRICULUM VITAE". Ghana Embassy Belgium. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "CURRICULUM VITAE" (PDF). COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION GENERAL SECRETARIAT. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ GNA,"Prez Mahama Appoints New Ambassadors", Peace fm online, 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Presentation of the credentials of the Heads of Mission to José Manuel Barroso, President of the EC". European Union, 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Graphic.com.gh,"Promote country’s interests abroad - President Mahama urges Ghana's envoys", GhanaWeb, 19 December 2012.
- ^ James Kunda,"LUNGU TIPS DIPLOMATS", TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 17 February 2016.