Anna Bossman
Amb. Anna Bossman | |
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| Ambassador to Nana Akuffo-Addo | |
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| Born | 1 December 1957 Kumasi, Ghana |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Human right advocate |
Anna Bossman (born 1 December 1957) is a Ghanaian human rights advocate.[1] She was formerly the director for the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Department of the African Development Bank (AfDB).[2][3][4] In 2017 she was appointed Ghana's ambassador to France.[5]
Education
Born in Kumasi, Ghana, to Dr Jonathan Emmanuel Bossman, former Ghana' representative at United Nations in Geneva,[5] and Alice Decker. Anna Bossman attended Holy Child School in Cape Coast, going on to Achimota School for her high-school education.[5] She graduated from the University of Ghana, Legon with a Law and Political Science degree and from the Ghana School of Law in 1980, being called to the Ghana Bar that year.[1]
Career
After serving as an Assistant State Attorney in Ghana's
She was Deputy Commissioner of Ghana's Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) from 2002 to 2010, where she was appointed Acting Commissioner.[6]
In July 2011, she was employed by the
Diplomatic career
In June 2017 she was appointed Ghana's ambassador to France, and presented her letters of credence to French President Emmanuel Macron on 13 October 2017.[5] She was also Ghana's ambassador to Portugal and her country's permanent representative to UNESCO.[7]
Personal life
She was formerly married to Burkina Faso's former prime ministerial candidate, Pierre-Claver Damiba; and they had a daughter.[1]
Selected awards
2008 – Ghana Women's achievers Award for excellence in Human Rights and the Law (Ghana National Honorary Awards of Fame)[8]
References
- ^ a b c Oyuky, Yvette (4 November 2010). "NS Intro to Journalism Fall 2010: Ghana's Deputy Commissioner: Anna Bossman (Edit Three)". NS Intro to Journalism Fall 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Why I Do What I Do — Bossman". Realnews Magazine. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Speakers | The 15th International Anti-Corruption Conference, Brazil, 7–10 November 2012". 15iacc.org. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "16IACC – Speakers". 16iacc.org. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Interview with Anna Bossman". La France au Ghana. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Myjoyonline: Derick Romeo Adogla (20 June 2011). "Anna Bossman: I felt frustrated by ruling on Dr. Anane's case". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ ANNA BOSSMANAmbassador of Ghana to France
- ^ "Meet Our New Ambassador" Archived 2019-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, Ghana Embassy, Paris.
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