President John Dramani Mahama has met Alex Soros, Chairman and Founder of the Open Society Foundations (OSF), in New York as part of his engagements on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly.

The meeting took place on Sunday, September 20, 2026, ahead of a series of engagements involving the President and international organisations and institutions.

Soros, an investor and philanthropist who has previously engaged with President Mahama, expressed interest in exploring partnerships and supporting efforts towards the integration of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

The meeting also preceded a planned presidential roundtable being coordinated by the Open Society Foundations with a select group of global foundation presidents and chief executive officers.

The organisations expected to participate include the Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Hewlett Packard, Hilton, Rockefeller Foundation, Humanity United, Anglo American, Chandler and UBS Optimus, among others.

The engagements form part of President Mahama’s activities in New York ahead of the 81st UN General Assembly.