Emmanuel Kodjoe Dadzie (16 March 1916 – March 1983) was a Ghanaian diplomat.[1]
Emmanuel Kodjoe Dadzie | |
|---|---|
 GhanaAmbassador to  Romania | |
| In office 1962–1966 | |
| Ghana Ambassador to  France | |
| In office 1965–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Emmanuel Bossman |
| Succeeded by | Epiphan Patrick Komla Seddoh |
| Ghana Ambassador to  Russia | |
| In office 1969–1969 | |
| Preceded by | John Banks Elliott |
| Succeeded by | John Ewuntomah Bawah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emmanuel Kodjoe Dadzie 16 March 1916 |
| Died | March 1983 (aged 66–67) |
| Children | 3 daughters (inc. Stella Dadzie) and 2 sons |
Early years and education
editHis secondary education was at Achimota School in Accra and his tertiary education at King's College London.[2]
Career
editHe was a member of Lincoln's Inn[2] and a barrister in London. He served in the Gold Coast Civil Service from 1936 to 1942.[2] From 1942 to 1947, he was employed by the Royal Air Force of Britain.[2]
From 1951 to 1959 Dadzie was in private legal practice in Accra.[2] In 1959 he headed the legal service and consular service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was made Ghana's ambassador to Romania in Bucharest from 1962 to 1966.[3] From 1963 to 1966 he was resident representative of Ghana before the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. From 1965 to 1967 he was Ghana's Ambassador to France in Paris and Permanent Representative to Unesco. In 1968 he was Ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Accra. In 1969 he was Ghana's ambassador to Russia in Moscow. In 1970 he was Director of the Policy Planning Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1971 he was the main secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1972 to 1977 he was Director of Protection at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva. From 1977 to 1982 he was elected member of the International Law Commission.[2][4][5]
Personal life
editIn 1962 Dadzie married Theresa Striggner, with whom he had a daughter.[6] His second marriage was to Irma La Rose. He had three daughters and two sons, his second daughter being Stella Dadzie, a well known feminist writer and education activist in the UK.[7][2]
References
edit- ^ "Summary record of the 1781st meeting" (PDF). legal.un.org. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g The International Who's Who, 1974–75. Europa Publications. 1974. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-900362-72-9. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ IAEA (1963). "GC(07)/INF/66/Rev.2 - Delegations" (PDF). p. 17. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ United Nations (2004). The Work of the International Law Commission. United Nations Publications. p. 254. ISBN 978-92-1-133576-7.
- ^ "Officers and Members of the Commission — Thirtieth Session (1978)". legal.un.org. International Law Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Biography of Ambassador Justice Therese Striggner Scott". Therese Striggner Scott. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Sethi, Anita (21 November 2020). "Stella Dadzie: 'Women resisted slavery at every stage of the journey'". The Guardian.