{"id":240767,"date":"2024-10-28T14:17:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/28\/commonwealth-secretary-general-ayorkor-botchwey-returns-home-to-heroines-welcome\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T14:17:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:17:07","slug":"commonwealth-secretary-general-ayorkor-botchwey-returns-home-to-heroines-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/28\/commonwealth-secretary-general-ayorkor-botchwey-returns-home-to-heroines-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Secretary-General Ayorkor Botchwey returns home to heroine\u2019s welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, returns home to a heroine&#8217;s welcome following her election as the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Ayorkor Botchwey was elected Secretary-General of the Commonwealth at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa on October 25, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X by the official handle of the Secretariat, @commonwealthsec, the minister was selected by the Commonwealth Heads of Government at the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday at #CHOGM2024, Commonwealth Heads of Government have selected the Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, currently the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana, as the incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth,\u201d the post read.<\/p>\n<p>Ayorkor Botchwey is the first Ghanaian to hold the position. She is expected to arrive in the country with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch a livestream of the event below:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"HSXxwbgUM0g\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arrival Of Secretary General Elect Of the Commonwealth &amp; Minister For Foreign Affairs\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HSXxwbgUM0g?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, returns home to a heroine&#8217;s welcome following her election as the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations. 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