Mercy Bampo Addo

Mercy Bampo Addo is a Ghanaian diplomat and a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana. She is currently Ghana's High Commissioner to Malta, having assumed office in July 2017.[2] Between 2003 and 2009 she was the Deputy Minister and speech writer for the President of Ghana.[3]

Amb.
Mercy Bampo Addo
Ghana High Commissioner to Malta
Assumed office
July 2017
PresidentNana Akufo-Addo
Preceded byKenneth Enos Kofi Tachie[1]
Succeeded byBarbara Akuorkor Benisa
Personal details
BornGhana
Political partyNew Patriotic Party

Career

She taught History and Current Affairs at the secondary school level for three and a half years.[4][5] She worked as a Public Relations practitioner for over two decades first in Ghana’s Cocoa Industry and later, at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration[6]

Education

Bampo graduated from the University of Ghana, Legon and holds a Master’s Degree in Governance and Leadership, a Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Communication as well as an Honours degree in History.[7]

Ambassadorial appointment

In July 2017, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo named Mercy Bampo Addo as Ghana's ambassador to Malta. She was among 22 other distinguished Ghanaians who were named to head various diplomatic missions in the world.[8][9][10][11]

Personal life

Mercy Bampo Addo is married to Prof. Samuel Tetteh Addo, a Professor of Geography of the University of Ghana. They have five children.[12]

References
  1. "High Commissioner of the Republic of Ghana pays farewell call on Speaker Anġlu Farrugia". Parliament of Malta. 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. "Here's a full list of Akufo-Addo's 22 newly appointed Ambassadors". myjoyonline.com. myjoyonline. 2017-07-10. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. web_developer. "The High Commissioner". Ghana High Commission Valletta. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  4. "Mercy Bampo Addo, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  5. web_developer. "The High Commissioner". Ghana High Commission Valletta. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  6. "President Akufo-Addo presents credentials to 22 new ambassadors". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  7. "Mercy Bampo Addo, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  8. "Here's a full list of Akufo-Addo's 22 newly appointed Ambassadors - MyJoyOnline.com". 2017-11-19. Archived from the original on 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  9. Agency, Ghana News (11 July 2017). "President Akufo-Addo presents credentials to 22 new ambassadors". ghanaweb.com. ghanaweb. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  10. Ghana, Presidency of. "President Akufo-Addo appoints 22 more Ambassadors". presidency.gov.gh. presidency of Ghana. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  11. "President Akufo-Addo presents credentials to 22 new ambassadors". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  12. "Mercy Bampo Addo, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.


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