Okyenhene to visit Washington

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, will on Monday leave for Washington D.C and New York/New Jersey area on an official visit to the United States of America.

In Washington, the Okyenhene would meet with Congressional leaders at a reception on Capitol Hill and would attend the annual Congressional Awards Dinner at the National Building Museum.

According to a release from the office of the Okyenhene, signed by Nana Asante Bediatuo, Apagyahene, the Okyenhene's schedule in Washington D.C include a reception to be hosted by Ghana's Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Alan Kyerematen and meetings with Christine Todd Whitman, former Governor of New Jersey and Secretary of the Department of Environment. The rest are Bob Johnson, Chairman of Black Entertainment Television and Michael Echardt, President of Solar Bank, among others.

In New York and New Jersey, the Okyenhene is expected to meet with Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, Bill Clinton, Former President of the United States and Governor Jim McGreevey of New Jersey, among others.

The Okyenhene, who is also expected to attend a special church service at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, would be away for two weeks and would be accompanied by senior divisional chiefs of Okyeman and leading business executives.