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Barbara Akuorkor Benisa

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Amb.
Barbara Akuorkor Benisa
Ghana High Commissioner to Malta
PresidentNana Akufo-Addo
Preceded byMercy Bampo Addo[1]
Personal details
BornGhana
Political partyNew Patriotic Party

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

Career and appointment

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Benisa worked with the Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) before her appointment to serve as a High Commissioner of Ghana to Malta.[4][3]

Committee

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Barbara has served on the President of Ghana, Nana Akuffo Addo's, ‘Beyond the Return Steering Committee’ from 2020 till date.[4]

'Beyond the Return' Steering Committee

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'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][6]

References

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