Mercy Bampo Addo
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Amb. Mercy Bampo Addo | |
|---|---|
| Ghana High Commissioner to Malta | |
| Assumed office July 2017 | |
| President | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Enos Kofi Tachie[1] |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Akuorkor Benisa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
Mercy Bampo Addo is a Ghanaian diplomat and a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana.[2] She is currently Ghana's High Commissioner to Malta, having assumed office in July 2017.[3] Between 2003 and 2009 she was the Deputy Minister and speech writer for the President of Ghana.[4]
She taught History and Current Affairs at the secondary school level for three and a half years.[5][4] She worked as a Public Relations practitioner for over two decades first in Ghana’s Cocoa Industry and later, at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).[6]
Subsequently, Addo transitioned to public administration communications, taking up position at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), where she handled public relations and related administrative duties.[7]
Education
Bampo Addo graduated from the University of Ghana, Legon, and holds a master’s degree in governance and leadership, a Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Communication as well as an Honours degree in History.[5]
She later pursued advanced studies attaining a Master of Art in Governance and leadership from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration.[8] After completing her bachelor's degree, Bampo Addo taught History and Current Affairs at the secondary school level for three and a half years, applying her academic training in educational settings.[9]