Theodosius Okan Sowa

Theodosius Okan Sowa was a Ghanaian diplomat. He was Ghana's first Consul-General to the United Nations[1][2] and Ghana's ambassador to Mali from 1977 to 1983.

Theodosius Okan Sowa
Ghana Ambassador to Mali
In office
1977–1983
PresidentIgnatius Kutu Acheampong
Preceded byKwame Addae
Succeeded byKwadwo Afoakwa Sarpong
Personal details
Born
Theodosius Okan Sowa

1918
Gold Coast
Died2003
NationalityGhanaian
EducationAccra Academy
Alma materOxford University
OccupationDiplomat

Early life and education

Sowa was born in 1918 in the Gold Coast.[3] He had his early education at the Salem School in Teshie and continued at the Accra Academy from 1936 to 1941.[3] He later entered Oxford University in 1950 on scholarship where he studied Local Government Administration.[3]

Career

After his studies in the United Kingdom, Sowah returned to the Gold Coast.[3] Upon his return, he was tasked with the opening of several Local Government offices in the colony.[3] He later joined the Ghanaian Foreign Service as a career diplomat.[3] In 1959, he worked as the 1st Secretary to Ghana's ambassador to the United States of America, William Marmon Quao Halm.[4] On 8 July 1963, he became Ghana's first Consul General to the United Nations.[5][6] He later served as a Supervising Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs prior to his appointment as Ghana's ambassador to Mali.[7] He replaced Kwame Addae who was then moved to Kampala to serve as Ghana's High Commissioner to Uganda.[7] Sowa held this appointment until April 1983 when the embassy was closed for economic reasons.[8]

Personal life

Sowa married Mrs. Mercy Sowa in 1947. He died in 2003.

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See also

References
  1. "Foreign Consular Offices in the United States, 1964". Foreign Consular Offices in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office: 33. 1964.
  2. Theodosius Okan Sowa
  3. "Obituary: Theodosius Okan Sowa". AllAfrica. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. "Foreign Commerce Weekly, Volume 65". Foreign Commerce Weekly. U.S. Department of Commerce: s-5. 1961.
  5. "Foreign Commerce Weekly, Volume 65". Foreign Commerce Weekly. U.S. Department of Commerce: s-5. 1961.
  6. "Official Records, Volumes 1-2". UN. 1963: xxviii. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "West Africa, Issues 3104-3116". West Africa. Afrimedia International: 302. 1977.
  8. Brandful, William G.M. (2013). Personal Reflections of a Ghanaian Foreign Service Officer - Whither Ghanaian Diplomacy?. Dorrance Publishing. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-4809-0006-6. Retrieved 7 July 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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