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Clifford Amon Kotey

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Amb.
Clifford Amon Kotey
Ghana Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco
In office
2009–2013
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
Preceded byKobina Annan[1][2]
Succeeded bySamuel Mbrayeh Quartey[3]
Personal details
Born
Clifford Nii Amon Kotey

Ghana

Clifford Nii Amon Kotey, also known as Nii Kotey Amon III, is a Ghanaian diplomat and a traditional ruler. He was Ghana's ambassador to Morocco from 2009 to 2013.[4] He is currently the Asere Djaasetse of the Ga ethnic group.[5]

Kotey was a Ghanaian foreign service personnel. He began at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs serving as the Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the 1980s,[6] and Counsellor for political affairs in Ghana's permanent mission to the United Nations in the early 1990s.[7] Prior to his appointment as Ghana's ambassador to Morocco, he served as the acting Head of Ghana's Mission in Berlin.[8] A year after his retirement from the Ghanaian foreign service, he was enstooled Asere Djaasetse, the head of the council responsible for selecting the king for the Ga state.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Three new ambassadors sworn in". www.ghanaweb.com. 18 July 2002. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ Brandful, William G. M. (2013). Personal Reflections of a Ghanaian Foreign Service Officer - Whither Ghanaian Diplomacy?. Dorrance Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4809-0006-6.
  3. ^ "President Mahama swears-in 12 Envoys". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. ^ Brandful, William G. M. (2013). Personal Reflections of a Ghanaian Foreign Service Officer - Whither Ghanaian Diplomacy?. Dorrance Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4809-0006-6.
  5. ^ a b Hub, Africa News. "Asere Djaasetse Outdoored". www.africanewshub.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. ^ Afrikainstitutet, Nordiska (1981). An Analysing Account of the Conference on the African Refugee Problem, Arusha, May 1979. Nordic Africa Institute. p. 228. ISBN 978-91-7106-185-0.
  7. ^ Nations, United (1992). Permanent Missions to the United Nations. United Nations.
  8. ^ Nations, United (1992). Permanent Missions to the United Nations. United Nations.