Dr. Kwame Bawuah-Edusei: The People's Ambassador
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Opinion | Thu, 04 Feb 2010
Opinion | Thu, 04 Feb 2010
Dr. Kwame Bawuah-Edusei
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When the din and cacophony surrounding the prosecutorial inquisition of Dr. Kwame Bawuah-Edusei settles; when the strong emotions driving the modern day political lynching of a man who has served his country so well calm down, and if perchance, reason prevails over vindictiveness and petty jealousies, discerning Ghanaians will see who Dr. Kwame Bawuah-Edusei really is – the people's ambassador.
Prior to accepting an ambassadorial post, Dr. Bawuah-Edusei was a businessman, humanitarian and a medical practitioner in both Ghana and the United States of America. He worked tirelessly in numerous medical clinics and centers in the Washington, D.C. area.
As one of the Ghanaian community leaders in North America, he lobbied the U.S. Congress, State Department and World Bank from 1996 to 2000 to ensure the sustainability of democracy in Ghana.
In addition, he traveled extensively in deprived areas of northern Ghana, offering free medical care at his own expense from 1996 to 2000. He also coordinated the Howard University Medical Team's visit to Ghana in 1994. He founded the EO Group with his partner in 2002 as a purely private citizen.
Dr. Bawuah-Edusei was first appointed as Ghana's Ambassador to Switzerland and Austria and permanent representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva and Vienna.
As an ambassador, he helped to secure Ghana as host of the largest conference ever in the country - UNCTAD XII in 2008. Under his watch, Ghana also joined the International Organization of Migration and became a board member of the U.N. Commission for Refugees in 2005.
He initiated a major business team to Ghana within seven months upon assumption of office. In fact, his down-to-earth interaction with the Ghanaian community prompted one community leader to characterize Dr. Bawuah-Edusei's tenure as “a breath of fresh air.”
During his tenure as Ghana's Ambassador to the USA, commencing September 2006, many Fortune 500 companies either went to Ghana for the first time or increased their investment there.
Agricultural giants Archer Daniel Midland (ADM) and Cargill opened cocoa processing companies in the country; Delta Airlines instituted direct flight from New York to Accra, Coca Cola and General Electric expanded their operations, etc.
Ambassador Bawuah-Edusei initiated economic empowerment of Ghanaian Diasporans by forming chapters of Ghana Business Council in various metro areas in the US for the first time.
A pivotal achievement during his term as Ghana's Ambassador is the fact that the President of the United States at the time, President George W. Bush, paid a state visit to Ghana and stayed for three consecutive days.
This is the longest a US president has stayed in any African country. Building upon that, the US invited President Kufour to Washington for a reciprocal state visit in the same year 2008.
No wonder Ambassador O'Halle of Djibouti, head of the Diplomatic Corp in Washington DC, remarked during Dr. Bawuah-Edusei's farewell dinner that the Ghana Ambassador “was one of a kind; he did an outstanding job.”
Those who know Dr. Bawuah-Edusei can vouch for his dedication, integrity and his disciplined work ethics. He is known as the Ambassador who frequently skipped lunches while hosting meetings to serve mother Ghana.
It is on record that when he took over the Ghana Embassy in Washington, he transformed the consular division; he eradicated corruption and tripled revenue. He also instituted the famous graduation ceremony to honor Ghanaian children who have graduated from colleges across the United States.
Another innovation into the Mission's repertoire that the dynamic ambassador is credited for is the annual health fair for the Ghanaian community.
When Ghana celebrated her fifty years of independence, Ambassador Bawuah-Edusei traveled to every nook and cranny in the United States to celebrate and interact with his fellow Ghanaians and also promote business.
This is an unprecedented feat for a Ghanaian Ambassador that Ghanaians in United States can attest to. This long list of achievements, without a doubt, characterizes a government official who understands the virtues of service to the people.
Why is the NDC government embarking on this futile political lynching of this morally upright man?
The Akans have a saying, which translates as follows “you do not turn around and steal from your in-law, if you have nothing to offer him/her.” Continued
Source: Daily Guide - Daily Guide
Prior to accepting an ambassadorial post, Dr. Bawuah-Edusei was a businessman, humanitarian and a medical practitioner in both Ghana and the United States of America. He worked tirelessly in numerous medical clinics and centers in the Washington, D.C. area.
As one of the Ghanaian community leaders in North America, he lobbied the U.S. Congress, State Department and World Bank from 1996 to 2000 to ensure the sustainability of democracy in Ghana.
In addition, he traveled extensively in deprived areas of northern Ghana, offering free medical care at his own expense from 1996 to 2000. He also coordinated the Howard University Medical Team's visit to Ghana in 1994. He founded the EO Group with his partner in 2002 as a purely private citizen.
Dr. Bawuah-Edusei was first appointed as Ghana's Ambassador to Switzerland and Austria and permanent representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva and Vienna.
As an ambassador, he helped to secure Ghana as host of the largest conference ever in the country - UNCTAD XII in 2008. Under his watch, Ghana also joined the International Organization of Migration and became a board member of the U.N. Commission for Refugees in 2005.
He initiated a major business team to Ghana within seven months upon assumption of office. In fact, his down-to-earth interaction with the Ghanaian community prompted one community leader to characterize Dr. Bawuah-Edusei's tenure as “a breath of fresh air.”
During his tenure as Ghana's Ambassador to the USA, commencing September 2006, many Fortune 500 companies either went to Ghana for the first time or increased their investment there.
Agricultural giants Archer Daniel Midland (ADM) and Cargill opened cocoa processing companies in the country; Delta Airlines instituted direct flight from New York to Accra, Coca Cola and General Electric expanded their operations, etc.
Ambassador Bawuah-Edusei initiated economic empowerment of Ghanaian Diasporans by forming chapters of Ghana Business Council in various metro areas in the US for the first time.
A pivotal achievement during his term as Ghana's Ambassador is the fact that the President of the United States at the time, President George W. Bush, paid a state visit to Ghana and stayed for three consecutive days.
This is the longest a US president has stayed in any African country. Building upon that, the US invited President Kufour to Washington for a reciprocal state visit in the same year 2008.
No wonder Ambassador O'Halle of Djibouti, head of the Diplomatic Corp in Washington DC, remarked during Dr. Bawuah-Edusei's farewell dinner that the Ghana Ambassador “was one of a kind; he did an outstanding job.”
Those who know Dr. Bawuah-Edusei can vouch for his dedication, integrity and his disciplined work ethics. He is known as the Ambassador who frequently skipped lunches while hosting meetings to serve mother Ghana.
It is on record that when he took over the Ghana Embassy in Washington, he transformed the consular division; he eradicated corruption and tripled revenue. He also instituted the famous graduation ceremony to honor Ghanaian children who have graduated from colleges across the United States.
Another innovation into the Mission's repertoire that the dynamic ambassador is credited for is the annual health fair for the Ghanaian community.
When Ghana celebrated her fifty years of independence, Ambassador Bawuah-Edusei traveled to every nook and cranny in the United States to celebrate and interact with his fellow Ghanaians and also promote business.
This is an unprecedented feat for a Ghanaian Ambassador that Ghanaians in United States can attest to. This long list of achievements, without a doubt, characterizes a government official who understands the virtues of service to the people.
Why is the NDC government embarking on this futile political lynching of this morally upright man?
The Akans have a saying, which translates as follows “you do not turn around and steal from your in-law, if you have nothing to offer him/her.” Continued
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