Agnes Aggrey-Orleans
Agnes Yahan Aggrey-Orleans | |
|---|---|
| Born | Agnes Yahan Bartels |
| Nationality |  Ghanaian |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Spouse | James Aggrey-Orleans |
| Children |
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| Parent | Francis Lodowic Bartels (father) |
| Awards | Order of the Volta (2015) |
Agnes Yahan Aggrey-Orleans, OV, (née Bartels) is a Ghanaian diplomat.[1]
Biography[edit]
Her father was Francis Lodowic Bartels, an educator and diplomat who became the first Ghanaian principal of Mfantsipim School.[2] Agnes Aggrey-Orleans had her secondary education at the Wesley Girls High School in Cape Coast Ghana.[3] She then attended the University of Ghana. She was married to the Ghanaian diplomat, James Aggrey-Orleans (1937–2018) who served as the Ghanaian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from October 1997 to March 2001.[4][5][6][7] Her diplomatic career included positions in various Ghana Missions, including those in New York and the Holy See.[1][8][9] She invested as a Member of Order of the Volta Award in 2015 by the then President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama.[10][11][12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana to the Holy See (January 11, 1997) | John Paul II". w2.vatican.va. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "James Kwegyir Aggrey-Orleans". www.mytribute.life. Retrieved 2019-11-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Wesley Girls High School - Past Students". wesleygirls.edu.gh. Archived from the original on 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "Ghanaian diplomat Ambassador Aggrey-Orleans dies aged 81". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ "Former Ghana UK envoy Aggrey-Orleans dies at 81". Graphic Online. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ Online, Peace FM. "Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey Commiserates With Family Of Ambassador Aggrey-Orleans, Signs Book Of Condolence". Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ "Kofi Annan was no pushover – Aggrey-Orleans". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ Permanent Missions to the United Nations. United States Mission to the United Nations. 1964.
- ^ Permanent Missions to the United Nations, Officers Entitled to Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities. United States Mission to the United Nations. 1966.
- ^ Government, Ghana. "President Mahama confers National awards on 35 personalities - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ Dokosi, Michael Eli (2016-10-31). "28 Ghanaians and 5 foreigners given state awards by President Mahama | Primenewsghana.com - 2016". www.primenewsghana.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ Online, Peace FM. "Prez Mahama Confers State Honours On 33 Distinguished Ghanaians". m.peacefmonline.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
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