The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the
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 ...
government official who is responsible for overseeing the country's foreign policy and international diplomacy. The minister is usually one of the most senior members of Cabinet.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs since January 2017 has been Honorable
Shirley Ayorkor Botchway
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey (born 8 February 1963), is a Ghanaian politician who serves as Ghana's minister for foreign affairs and regional integration. She was appointed by Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo as Minister of Foreign Affairs on 10 Ja ...
. The ministry is at present combined with other portfolios to form the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration under the government of
Nana Akufo-Addo
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ( ; born 29 March 1944) is a Ghanaian politician who has served as the president of Ghana since 7 January 2017. In 2020, he was re-elected for his second term, which will end on 6 January 2025. Akufo-Addo previously ...
of the
New Patriotic Party.
List of Ghanaian Foreign Ministers
See also
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Ministers of the Ghanaian Government
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List of current foreign ministers
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Foreign relations of Ghana
The foreign relations of Ghana are controlled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana. Ghana is active in the United Nations and many of its specialised agencies, the World Trade Organization, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organisation of Afr ...
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List of Ambassadors and High Commissioners of Ghana
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External links and sources
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, official WebsiteCurrent Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Ghana government website
Politics of Ghana
Foreign minister
A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...