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Kwadwo Afoakwa Sarpong was a Ghanaian diplomat. He served as Ghana's ambassador to
Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
from 2002 to 2006, and Ghana's ambassador to
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
from 2006 until his death in 2008.


Early life and education

Sarpong hailed from Essieniepong, a farming community near Ejisu in the
Ashanti Region The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...
of
Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
. He was born in the
Gold Coast Gold Coast may refer to: Places Africa * Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana: ** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642) ** Dutch G ...
in 1943. He had his secondary education at Prempeh College, and studied marketing at the Modern Training in Management and Salesmanship Ltd. at Surpass House, Harrison Street
London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
from 1969 to 1970.Ghana 200
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Career

Sarpong began as a teacher at St. Joseph Middle School in 1962. He later worked as a banker with the
Kumasi Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is the ...
and Konongo branches of Barclays Bank until 1969. After his studies abroad, he returned to Ghana in 1971 to establish his own private import and export company. He also served as an executive of Bontum Investment Ltd. in Kumasi, a private company that deals with general merchandise and industrial elements from 1971 until his ambassadorial appointment in 2002. On 19 October 2002, he was appointed Ghana's ambassador to
Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
. He became Ghana's first ambassador to Mali following the re-opening of the diplomatic mission in 2002. The mission had been closed since April 1983. He presented his credentials on 25 October 2002 and served in this capacity until 29 January 2006. After his service in
Bamako Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on t ...
, he was appointed Ghana's ambassador to
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
in that same year. He held this appointment until his death in 2008.


Personal life and death

Sarpong died in
Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
in the early hours of Wednesday 9 January 2008 after falling into a coma for about two months. He was survived by his wife, Constance Sarpong, and five children.


See also

*
Embassy of Ghana in Bamako The Embassy of Ghana in Bamako is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Ghana to Mali. It also serves as the official residence of the Ghana ambassador to Mali. Ghana's diplomatic relations with Mali could be traced from the Ghana-Guinea-Mal ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarpong, Kwadwo Sarpong 1943 births 2008 deaths Ambassadors of Ghana to Mali Ghanaian civil servants Ghanaian diplomats Prempeh College alumni