President presents credentials to new Ambassadors

President John Agyekum Kufuor on Friday presented letters of accreditation to eight newly appointed High Commissioners and Ambassadors-designate.

They were Dr Kofi Dsane-Selby (Italy), Ms Veronica Sharon Boakye Kufuor (Czech Republic), Mr Emmanuel Kwadwo Adu (Denmark) and Mr Kabral Blay-Amihere (Sierra Leone).

The others were Major-General Francis Yahaya Mahamma (Russia), Mr Ernest Kwame Asiedu Amoa-Awuah (Liberia), Mr George Kumi (Libya) and Mr Rowland Issifu Alhassan (Federal Republic of Germany).

At the ceremony attended by Vice President Aliu Mahama, Mr Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Alhaji Malik Al-hassan Yakubu, Minister of the Interior, the new envoys swore the oath of allegiance, secrecy and the official oath.

President Kufuor advised them not be swayed by the privileges attached to their appointments and be complacent but to promote the socio-economic development of the country.

He said the interest of Ghana and Ghanaians should be their main focus.

They should, on humanitarian grounds, provide comfort to Ghanaians in difficulty especially private businessmen who should be linked to the right sources for access to credit and other forms of assistance.

This would make their work easier to promote the government's policy of "Golden Age for Business."

He said the security of the country should always be on their minds to ensure that it remains intact at all times.

Dr Dsane-Selby on behalf of his colleagues said they were conscious of the responsibilities ahead of them and would live up to expectation.