Agnes Aggrey-Orleans

Agnes Yahan Aggrey-Orleans, OV, (née Bartels) is a Ghanaian diplomat.[1]

Agnes Yahan Aggrey-Orleans

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Nationality Ghanaian
Education
OccupationDiplomat
Spouse(s)James Aggrey-Orleans
Parent(s)Francis Lodowic Bartels (father)
AwardsOrder of the Volta (2015)

Biography

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]

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References
  1. "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.
  2. "James Kwegyir Aggrey-Orleans". www.mytribute.life. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  3. "Wesley Girls High School - Past Students". wesleygirls.edu.gh. Archived from the original on 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  4. "Ghanaian diplomat Ambassador Aggrey-Orleans dies aged 81". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  5. Online, Graphic. "Former Ghana UK envoy Aggrey-Orleans dies at 81". Graphic Online. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  6. 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.
  7. "Kofi Annan was no pushover – Aggrey-Orleans". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  8. Permanent Missions to the United Nations. United States Mission to the United Nations. 1964.
  9. Permanent Missions to the United Nations, Officers Entitled to Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities. United States Mission to the United Nations. 1966.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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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