Theodosius Okan Sowa (1918–2003) was a
Ghanaian diplomat. He was Ghana's first
Consul-General to the
United Nations and Ghana's ambassador to
Mali from 1977 to 1983.
Early life and education
Sowa was born in 1918 in the
Gold Coast.
He had his early education at the Salem School in
Teshie
Teshie is a coastal town in the Ledzokuku Municipal District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of southeastern Ghana. Teshie is the ninth most populous settlement in Ghana, with a population of 171,875 people.
Politics
Teshie is in the ...
and continued at the
Accra Academy
Accra Academy is a Non-denominational Christianity, non-denominational Day School, day and Boarding School, boarding Single-sex education, boys' school. It is located at Bubuashie near Kaneshie in the Greater Accra Region. The school was establishe ...
from 1936 to 1941.
He later entered
Oxford University in 1950 on scholarship where he studied Local Government Administration.
Career
After his studies in the
United Kingdom, Sowah returned to the
Gold Coast.
Upon his return, he was tasked with the opening of several Local Government offices in the colony.
He later joined the Ghanaian Foreign Service as a career diplomat.
In 1959, he worked as the 1st Secretary to Ghana's ambassador to the
United States of America,
William Marmon Quao Halm.
On 8 July 1963, he became Ghana's first Consul General to the
United Nations.
He later served as a Supervising Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs prior to his appointment as Ghana's ambassador to
Mali.
He replaced
Kwame Addae
Kwame Addae was a Ghanaian diplomat. He served as Ghana's High Commissioner to Pakistan from 1966 to 1968 and Ghana's Ambassador to Mali from 1974 to 1977. Prior to representing Ghana in Pakistan, he was the head of chancery for the Ghana Hig ...
who was then moved to
Kampala to serve as Ghana's High Commissioner to
Uganda.
Sowa held this appointment until April 1983 when the embassy was closed for economic reasons.
Personal life
Sowa married Mrs. Mercy Sowa in 1947. He died in 2003.
See also
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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
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1918 births
2003 deaths
Ambassadors of Ghana to Mali
Ghanaian civil servants
Ghanaian diplomats