Agnes Aggrey-Orleans

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Agnes Yahan Aggrey-Orleans OV
Born	Agnes Yahan Bartels
Nationality	Ghanaian
Education	Wesley Girls High School University of Ghana
Occupation	Diplomat
Spouse	James Aggrey-Orleans
Children	James E. K. Aggrey-Orleans B. L. Kweku Aggrey-Orleans
Parent	Francis Lodowic Bartels (father)
Awards	Order of the Volta (2015)

Agnes Yahan Aggrey-Orleans (née Bartels), OV, is a Ghanaian diplomat, considered the first female career diplomat in Ghana.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Her father was Francis Lodowic Bartels, an educator and diplomat who became the first Ghanaian principal of Mfantsipim School.^[3] Agnes Aggrey-Orleans had her secondary education at the Wesley Girls High School in Cape Coast Ghana.^[4] She then attended the University of Ghana. She was married to the Ghanaian diplomat, James Aggrey-Orleans (1937–2018) who served as the Ghanaian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from October 1997 to March 2001.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] Her diplomatic career included positions in various Ghana Missions, including those in New York and the Holy See.^[1]^[9]^[10] She invested as a Member of Order of the Volta Award in 2015 by the then President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama.^[11]^[12]^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b "To the new Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana to the Holy See (January 11, 1997) | John Paul II". w2.vatican.va. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
^ "1st African headmaster of Mfantsipim to be honoured at District Grand Lodge of Ghana's Festival of Institutional Lodges - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
^ "James Kwegyir Aggrey-Orleans". www.mytribute.life. Retrieved 2019-11-25.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Wesley Girls High School - Past Students". wesleygirls.edu.gh. Archived from the original on 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
^ "Ghanaian diplomat Ambassador Aggrey-Orleans dies aged 81". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
^ "Former Ghana UK envoy Aggrey-Orleans dies at 81". Graphic Online. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
^ Online, Peace FM. "Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey Commiserates With Family Of Ambassador Aggrey-Orleans, Signs Book Of Condolence". Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
^ "Kofi Annan was no pushover – Aggrey-Orleans". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
^ Permanent Missions to the United Nations. United States Mission to the United Nations. 1964.
^ Permanent Missions to the United Nations, Officers Entitled to Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities. United States Mission to the United Nations. 1966.
^ Government, Ghana. "President Mahama confers National awards on 35 personalities - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
^ Dokosi, Michael Eli (2016-10-31). "28 Ghanaians and 5 foreigners given state awards by President Mahama | Primenewsghana.com - 2016". www.primenewsghana.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
^ Online, Peace FM. "Prez Mahama Confers State Honours On 33 Distinguished Ghanaians". m.peacefmonline.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-26.

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