Kwadwo Afoakwa Sarpong | |
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Ghana Ambassador to South Korea | |
In office 2006–2008 | |
President | John Kufour |
Preceded by | Edward Obeng Kufuor |
Succeeded by | Elizabeth Nicol |
Ghana Ambassador to Mali | |
In office 2002–2006 | |
President | John Kufour |
Preceded by | Theodosius Okan Sowa |
Succeeded by | Clayton Naa Boanubah Yaache |
Personal details | |
Born | Kwadwo Afoakwa Sarpong 1943 Gold Coast |
Died | January 9, 2008 Seoul, South Korea | (aged 64–65)
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Alma mater | Prempeh College |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Kwadwo Afoakwa Sarpong was a Ghanaian diplomat. He served as Ghana's ambassador to Mali from 2002 to 2006, and Ghana's ambassador to South Korea from 2006 until his death in 2008.
Sarpong hailed from Essieniepong, a farming community near Ejisu in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [1] He was born in the Gold Coast in 1943. He had his secondary education at Prempeh College, [1] and studied marketing at the Modern Training in Management and Salesmanship Ltd. at Surpass House, Harrison Street London from 1969 to 1970. [2]
Sarpong began as a teacher at St. Joseph Middle School in 1962. [2] He later worked as a banker with the Kumasi and Konongo branches of Barclays Bank until 1969. [2] After his studies abroad, he returned to Ghana in 1971 to establish his own private import and export company. [2] He also served as an executive of Bontum Investment Ltd. in Kumasi, a private company that deals with general merchandise and industrial elements from 1971 until his ambassadorial appointment in 2002. [2]
On 19 October 2002, he was appointed Ghana's ambassador to Mali. [3] He became Ghana's first ambassador to Mali following the re-opening of the diplomatic mission in 2002. [3] The mission had been closed since April 1983. [4] He presented his credentials on 25 October 2002 and served in this capacity until 29 January 2006. [3] After his service in Bamako, he was appointed Ghana's ambassador to South Korea in that same year. He held this appointment until his death in 2008. [1]
Sarpong died in Seoul in the early hours of Wednesday 9 January 2008 after falling into a coma for about two months. [1] He was survived by his wife, Constance Sarpong, and five children. [1]
Kwadwo Afoakwa Sarpong | |
---|---|
Ghana Ambassador to South Korea | |
In office 2006–2008 | |
President | John Kufour |
Preceded by | Edward Obeng Kufuor |
Succeeded by | Elizabeth Nicol |
Ghana Ambassador to Mali | |
In office 2002–2006 | |
President | John Kufour |
Preceded by | Theodosius Okan Sowa |
Succeeded by | Clayton Naa Boanubah Yaache |
Personal details | |
Born | Kwadwo Afoakwa Sarpong 1943 Gold Coast |
Died | January 9, 2008 Seoul, South Korea | (aged 64–65)
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Alma mater | Prempeh College |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Kwadwo Afoakwa Sarpong was a Ghanaian diplomat. He served as Ghana's ambassador to Mali from 2002 to 2006, and Ghana's ambassador to South Korea from 2006 until his death in 2008.
Sarpong hailed from Essieniepong, a farming community near Ejisu in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [1] He was born in the Gold Coast in 1943. He had his secondary education at Prempeh College, [1] and studied marketing at the Modern Training in Management and Salesmanship Ltd. at Surpass House, Harrison Street London from 1969 to 1970. [2]
Sarpong began as a teacher at St. Joseph Middle School in 1962. [2] He later worked as a banker with the Kumasi and Konongo branches of Barclays Bank until 1969. [2] After his studies abroad, he returned to Ghana in 1971 to establish his own private import and export company. [2] He also served as an executive of Bontum Investment Ltd. in Kumasi, a private company that deals with general merchandise and industrial elements from 1971 until his ambassadorial appointment in 2002. [2]
On 19 October 2002, he was appointed Ghana's ambassador to Mali. [3] He became Ghana's first ambassador to Mali following the re-opening of the diplomatic mission in 2002. [3] The mission had been closed since April 1983. [4] He presented his credentials on 25 October 2002 and served in this capacity until 29 January 2006. [3] After his service in Bamako, he was appointed Ghana's ambassador to South Korea in that same year. He held this appointment until his death in 2008. [1]
Sarpong died in Seoul in the early hours of Wednesday 9 January 2008 after falling into a coma for about two months. [1] He was survived by his wife, Constance Sarpong, and five children. [1]