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03.02.2016 General News

New US Ambassador Presents Letter Of Credence To Mahama [Photos]

By CitiFMonline
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The newly appointed US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Porter Jackson, on Wednesday February 3, presented his letter of credence to President John Dramani Mahama at the Flagstaff House.

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Ambassador Jackson has served as the U.S. Department of State's Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs since October 2013.

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He also served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon from 2010 to 2013.

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He has also served in Washington, D.C., as the Director of the Office for the Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy; as the Country Officer for Zimbabwe, Botswana and Nigeria; and as the Coordinator of the Entry-Level Officer Training Program and Deputy Director of the Orientation Division at the Department of State's Foreign Service Institute.

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He replaces Ambassador Gene Cretz.

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