Francisca Ashietey-Odunton
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Amb. Francisca Ashietey-Odunton | |
|---|---|
 Ashietey-Odunton in 2024 | |
| Ghana's Ambassador to Turkey | |
| In office 2021–2024 | |
| President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
| Preceded by | Salma Frances Mancell-Egala[1] |
| Succeeded by | Sheikh Abdul Nasiru-Deen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francisca Ashietey |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| Spouse | Olu Christopher Odunton |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Broadcaster, diplomat |
Francisca Ashietey-Odunton (née Ashietey) is a Ghanaian journalist, broadcaster and diplomat. She was the Acting Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. She served as Ghana's ambassador to Turkey from 2021 -2024. Before that, she served as Ghana's High Commissioner to Kenya from 2017 to 2021.[2][3][4]
Francisca Ashietey attended Aburi Girls' Senior High School for her Ordinary and Advanced Level Certificates. She attended the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where she obtained a Bachelors of Arts degree in Social Sciences with a major in English.[5]
She is a barrister at law with 16 years of experience, having been called to the Ghana Bar after obtaining her LLB from the Ghana School of Law in 1997. She holds a master's degree in media and communication from the London School of Economics. She also obtained a graduate certificate in human rights/international cooperation at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan.[6]
Career
Francisca Ashietey-Odunton has over 20 years' experience as a broadcaster with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). She joined the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation in 1990 as a senior production assistant attached to the Production Division where she worked on various programmes including Kyekyekule, Children's Own, Adult Education and Country Music. She was also a TV presenter. She rose through the ranks as producer to director, after which she was transferred to the TV newsroom in 1994. She served in various capacities in the newwsroom such as a news reader, editor and presidential correspondent for eight years. She later became Chief Editor and was transferred to the legal division as Senior Legal Officer. Ashietey-Odunton has covered international conferences, including the African Union Summit, Ecowas Summit and World Food Summit.[7][8]
She was first appointed Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation in November 2013.[9] She was subsequently made the Acting Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation in May, 2016.[10]