{"id":239360,"date":"2024-10-25T23:57:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T23:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/25\/ghanas-shirley-ayorkor-botchwey-is-commonwealth-secretary-general-elect\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T23:57:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T23:57:47","slug":"ghanas-shirley-ayorkor-botchwey-is-commonwealth-secretary-general-elect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/25\/ghanas-shirley-ayorkor-botchwey-is-commonwealth-secretary-general-elect\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana&#8217;s Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey is Commonwealth Secretary-General Elect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Accra, Oct. 25, GNA \u2013 The Commonwealth Heads of Government have selected Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Ghana\u2019s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana, as the incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m honoured and humbled by the trust of Commonwealth leaders. A lot of work lies ahead. But together, we shall work for a New Commonwealth that works for all its citizens,\u201d Madam Ayorkor Batchwey said in an X post minutes after her election Friday. <\/p>\n<p>Patricia Scotland, the outgoing Secretary-General of the Commonwealth in her congratulatory message said, \u201cIt is my honour to pass the baton to my dear sister, the Hon Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, who will succeed me as the next Commonwealth Secretary-General.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe will be uniquely blessed, as I have been, to hold this office and serve our precious Commonwealth.\u201d She stated in a social media post.  <\/p>\n<p>More soon\u2026<\/p>\n<p>GNA<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accra, Oct. 25, GNA \u2013 The Commonwealth Heads of Government have selected Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Ghana\u2019s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana, as the incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. \u201cI\u2019m honoured and humbled by the trust of Commonwealth leaders. A lot of work lies ahead. 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