His Excellency
Ambassador Fritz Kwabena
Poku Ambassador
of the Republic of Ghana Fritz Kwabena Poku
assumed duty as Ghana's Ambassador to the
United States (with concurrent
accreditation to Mexico, Guatemala,
Belize, Haiti and Bahamas) at the end of
July 2004. A career diplomat with over
thirty years experience in diplomatic
practice in Africa, Europe and America,
the affable bi-lingual, who is also a
Barrister-at-Law, has extensive experience
in bilateral and multilateral diplomatic
practice. Until he assumed post
inthe United States, Fritz K. Poku served
as Ambassador and Permanent Representative
to the Ghana Permanent Mission to the
United Nations and other International
Organizations such as the World Trade
Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland,
the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) and the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO) in
Vienna, Austria. In addition, he was also
accredited to the Federal Authorities of
the Swiss Confederation and the Federal
Government of Austria. For about a year and a
half, Fritz K. Poku was Ambassador to
Ethiopia and the Permanent Representative
of Ghana to the Organization of African
Unity (OAU) now the African Union (AU) and
the United Nations Economic Commission for
Africa (ECA). Concurrent accredited
countries to this position included
Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi,
Djibouti and Eritrea. Ambassador Poku has
served on many important delegations. He
was a member of ministerial delegations to
meetings and conferences of the British
Commonwealth, the United Nations, the
African Union and ECOWAS and has served in
various capacities in his diplomatic
career. Before his appointment, Ambassador
Poku had served in Cote D' Ivoire, Sierra
Leone and Switzerland. When not assigned to a
post abroad, Ambassador Poku served in
Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which
he first joined in 1970. He passed through
the mill as Desk Officer of Economic
Relations and the Africa and OAU Bureau
respectively and rose to be Director in
various sections including Director of
International Organizations and
Conferences(1996-97) at the time the
United Nations Secretary &endash;General
Kofi Annan was elected; Supervising
Director of Policy Planning; Research and
Protocol, Information and Culture. His
last position in the Ministry was Chief of
Protocol from 1998-2000. Fritz Kwabena Poku
obtained his Ordinary level and Advanced
level certificates from one of Ghana's Ivy
League Colleges, Adisadel College, and
later enrolled at the University of Ghana
in 1966 where he graduated with Honors in
French. He obtained a Certificate for
French Studies and Civilization at the
University of Abidjan in La Côte
D'Ivoire in 1969 before studying at the
Ghana Institute of Public Administration
and Management (GIMPA) for a Diploma in
Public Administration. Additionally, he
obtained a Qualifying Certificate in Law
from the University of Ghana, then
proceeded to the Ghana School of Law to
become a Barrister at Law. He was called
to the Ghana Bar in 1983. Ambassador Fritz
Kwabena Poku is married with four
children. We are located at: 3512
International Dr. N.W, Washington DC
20008 Tel: (202) 686-4520 to
4526, Fax: (202) 686-4527 Embassy's Email
Addresses: The Embassy:
ghemwash@ghanaembassy.org Press and Public
Affairs: info@ghanaembassy.org Trade Section:
ghtrade@ghanaembassy.org Consular
Section:
consular@ghanaembassy.org Administration:
admin@ghanaembassy.org For more
information on visit http://www.ghanatourism.gov.gh or
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Visit Kakum National Park (Tropical
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Tour of the Manyhia Palace Museum, former
home of the Ashantihene •
Tour of Kumasi, Capital of the Ashanti
Empire; •
Visits to the Kente Weaver's Village, Wood
Carver's Village and the Adinkra
Village •
Accra City Tour, cultural display of
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Visit to W. E. B. DuBois Centre and Kwame
Nkrumah Memorial Park •
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lake, The Volta •
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