J. E. A. Kotei
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James Ernest Akrong Kotei | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 October 1940 |
| Died | 22 April 2010 (aged 69) |
| Allegiance |  Ghana |
| Branch |  Ghana Air Force |
| Service years | 1961 - 1988 |
| Rank | Air Vice-Marshal |
| Relations | Robert Kotei |
| Other work | Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire Ambassador to Guinea |
Air Vice-Marshal James Ernest Akrong Kotei (26 October 1940 – 22 April 2010) was a military pilot and diplomat. He served as a Chief of Air Staff of the Ghana Air Force and later as an Ambassador for Ghana.
James was a brother of Robert Kotei.[1] He started his career in 1961 as a MiG-17 pilot and for the rest of his flying career he switched to the Su-7 ground attack aircraft. He was made a senior commander in the Ghana Air Force and Ghanaian Chief of the Air Staff from December 1982 until June 1988.[2]
In late 1988, Kotei was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Ghana to the Ivory Coast; he went on to serve as Ghana's ambassador to Guinea[3] until 2001. He died on 25 April 2010.
