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Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee (born 4 September) is a Ghanaian diplomat who has been serving as Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations for Africa at the United Nations Secretariat since 2021.[1] United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs .
Before joining the UN Ghana 's first female Permanent Representative to the United Nations .[2] [3] [4] John Dramani Mahama .[5] [6]
Education [ edit ]
Pobee obtained her bachelor's degree in English and philosophy from the University of Ghana and her master's degree in development studies from the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague . She also studied multilateral diplomacy at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) and Public Administration at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).[5]
Pobee was a career diplomat, serving in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs . She was posted in Tel Aviv from 2000 until 2004.[7] Head of Chancery at the Ghanaian Embassy in Washington D.C. from 2006 until 2010.
From 2010 to 2012, Pobee was the Director of the Information and Public Affairs Bureau at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. She later became the Deputy Head of Mission at the Ghana High Commission in Pretoria from 2012 until her appointment as Ghana's Permanent Representative to the UN by President John Dramani Mahama in July 2015.[5] [3] [8] [9] [10]
Personal life [ edit ]
Pobee is married to John Samuel Pobee , an Anglican priest and Emeritus Professor . The ceremony took place at the University of Ghana on 26 July 1994.[11] [12] Roman Catholic .[13]
References [ edit ]
^ a b "President Commissions Martha Pobee as UN Representative" . Government of Ghana.
^ Eshun, Beatrice. "Ghana's new Ambassador to UN sworn in" . www.gbcghana.com . Retrieved 2019-05-21 .
^ a b c "New Permanent Representative of Ghana Presents Credentials | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases" . www.un.org . Retrieved 2018-03-08 .
^ "ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR AFRICA IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF POLITICAL AND PEACEBUILDING AFFAIRS AND PEACE OPERATIONS (DPPA-DPO) MARTHA AMA AKYAA POBEE REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON 16 NOVEMBER 2023" . UNITAMS . 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2024-03-07 .
^ Pobee, John S. (2012). Sense of Grace and Mission ISBN 9789988152284
^ Akhmed, Raj (1 August 2015). "Meet Mrs. Martha Ama Akyaa – The First Woman Appointed As Ghana's Ambassador To The United Nations" . African Seer . Retrieved 12 August 2017 .
^ Nuamah, Samuel (23 July 2015). "Envoy to UN takes oath" . Ghanaian Times . Retrieved 12 August 2017 .
^ Boadu, Kwame Asare (25 July 2015). "Appointing women to key positions: Prez Mahama scores another point" . Graphic Online . Retrieved 12 August 2017 .
^ Pobee, John S. (2012). Sense of Grace and Mission ISBN 9789988152284
^ "Rev. Professor Emeritus John Samuel Pobee" . Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.
^ Omenyo, Cephas N.; Anum, Eric B. (2014). Trajectories of Religion in Africa: Essays in Honour of John S. Pobee ISBN 9789401210577
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