Former Ghanaian minister Hanna Serwaa Tetteh. She has been appointed as
the director-general of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON).
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the director-general of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON).
PHOTO | UN
A former Ghanaian minister, Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, has been
appointed as the director-general of the United Nations Office at
Nairobi (UNON).
appointed as the director-general of the United Nations Office at
Nairobi (UNON).
She replaces Ethiopian diplomat Ms
Sahle-Work Zewde who will now be the Special Representative to the
African Union and head of the United Nations Office to the African Union
(UNOAU).
Sahle-Work Zewde who will now be the Special Representative to the
African Union and head of the United Nations Office to the African Union
(UNOAU).
The postings were made on Friday by the UN Secretary General António Guterres.
Ms
Tetteh served as Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to
2017, prior to which she was the Minister for Trade and Industry between
2009 to 2013.
Tetteh served as Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to
2017, prior to which she was the Minister for Trade and Industry between
2009 to 2013.
While at Foreign Affairs, she was a member of her country’s National Security Council and the Armed Forces Council.
She
was also the chairperson of the Council of Ministers of the Economic
Community of West African States (Ecowas), a 15-member state bloc, from
2014 to 2015.
was also the chairperson of the Council of Ministers of the Economic
Community of West African States (Ecowas), a 15-member state bloc, from
2014 to 2015.
During her tenure as Trade minister, Ms
Tetteh also served in the economic management team, the board of the
Millennium Development Authority, the National Development Planning
Commission, and the Free Zones Board.
Tetteh also served in the economic management team, the board of the
Millennium Development Authority, the National Development Planning
Commission, and the Free Zones Board.
The 51-year-old
lawyer has served two terms as a Member of Parliament, the first between
December 2000 to January 2005 and the second one between January 2013
to January 2017.
lawyer has served two terms as a Member of Parliament, the first between
December 2000 to January 2005 and the second one between January 2013
to January 2017.
She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
degree from the University of Ghana and has completed her professional
law course at the Ghana School of Law. She was called to the Bar in
October 1992
degree from the University of Ghana and has completed her professional
law course at the Ghana School of Law. She was called to the Bar in
October 1992
