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.
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 (aged 64–65) Seoul, South Korea |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | Prempeh College |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Early life and education
editSarpong 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]
Career
editSarpong 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]
Personal life and death
editSarpong 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Ghana's Ambassador to South Korea is dead". www.ghanaweb.com. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Ghana 2001,p. 285
- ^ a b c Brandful, William G.M. (2013). Personal Reflections of a Ghanaian Foreign Service Officer - Whither Ghanaian Diplomacy?. Dorrance Publishing. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-4809-0006-6. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Brandful, William G.M. (2013). Personal Reflections of a Ghanaian Foreign Service Officer - Whither Ghanaian Diplomacy?. Dorrance Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4809-0006-6. Retrieved 7 July 2019.