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High Commission of Ghana in London
Ghana High Commission - London.JPG
Location Belgravia, London
Address 13 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PN
Coordinates 51°29′55.7″N 0°9′18.9″W / 51.498806°N 0.155250°W / 51.498806; -0.155250
High Commissioner Papa Owusu-Ankomah

The High Commission of Ghana in London is the diplomatic mission of Ghana in the United Kingdom.

The High Commission operates two separate offices: at 13 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PN, and at Cromwell House, 104 Highgate Hill, London N6 5HE, as well as an Honorary Consulate in 17 Bellevue Road, Ayr KA7 2SA Glasgow, Scotland, and a Consulate at 1 Marine Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin A96 KD86, Ireland.

The Passports, Immigration, Recruitment, Education, Trade & Investment, Police Liaison and International Maritime Organization Sections are all located in the building at 104 Highgate Hill, Highgate.

The exterior of the building was filmed as the residence of the character Anna Kalman, played by Ingrid Bergman in the 1958 film, Indiscreet.

List of high commissioners

Appointment Term ended High Commissioner President of Ghana
1957 1962 Edward Asafu-Adjaye Kwame Nkrumah
1962 1965 Kwesi Armah Kwame Nkrumah
1965 1966 J. E. Bossman Kwame Nkrumah
1966 1969 Major Seth Anthony Joseph Arthur Ankrah
1970 1972 A. B. Attafua Edward Akufo-Addo
1972 1974 H. V. H. Sekyi Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
1975 1978 Samuel McGall Asante Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
1978 1980 E. M. Debrah Fred Akuffo
1980 1982 Francis Badgie Hilla Limann
1982 1985 K. K. S. Dadzie Jerry Rawlings
1986 1990 J. L. S. Abbey Jerry Rawlings
1991 1993 K. B. Asante Jerry Rawlings
1994 1995 K. K. S. Dadzie Jerry Rawlings
1996 1997 Patrick R. D. Hayford Jerry Rawlings
1997 2001 James Aggrey-Orleans Jerry Rawlings
2001 2001 Chris Kpodo Jerry Rawlings
2001 2006 Isaac Osei John Kufour
2006 2009 Annan Cato John Kufuor
2009 2014 Kwaku Danso-Boafo John Atta Mills
2014 2017 Victor Emmanuel Smith John Mahama
2017 Papa Owusu-Ankomah Nana Akufo-Addo

Gallery

  • High Commission of Ghana in London 2

    Plaque outside the High Commission

  • The Ghanaian High Commission in West Halkin Street - geograph.org.uk - 1089550

    The High Commission seen from Halkin Place

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