Hannah Serwaa Tetteh, a former Foreign Affairs Minister, has been appointed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres as his Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa.
She succeeds Gabonese President Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, to whom the Secretary-General expresses his heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for his dedicated service.
Ms. Tetteh “brings to this position decade of experience at the national, regional, and international levels, including well-honed skills in building consensus among stakeholders, which will allow her to strengthen the partnership between the United Nations (UN)and countries in the Horn of Africa, as well as with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), in the area of peace and security,” according to the United Nations Secretary General’s webpage.
She served since 2019 as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU).
She was previously the Director-General of the United Nations Office in Nairobi.
She also served in the Government of Ghana’s cabinet as Minister for Foreign Affairs and was a member of the National Security Council and the Armed Forces Council (2013-2017).
She was the Trade and Industry Minister (2009-2013).
She served as Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States’ Council of Ministers as well as the Mediation and Security Council from 2014 to 2015.
During her tenure as Trade and Industry Minister, she served on the Government’s economic management team, the boards of the Millennium Development Authority and the National Development Planning Commission, and as Chairperson of the Ghana Free Zones Board.
She worked as a spokesperson for President John Evans Atta Mills’ transition team in 2009.
She was a Member of Parliament in 2000-2005 and 2013-2017. She was named Co-Facilitator of the High-Level Forum for the Revitalization of the Agreement for the Resolution of the South Sudan Conflict (2017-2018).
Ms. Tetteh graduated with honors from the University of Ghana, Legon, with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB). In 1992, she was admitted to the Ghana Bar. She is fluent in Hungarian and Fante, in addition to English.
Read Also: Adwoa Safo’s absence has been more beneficial to Ghana – Kwakye Ofosu
SOURCE: myjoyonline
