Jane Gasu Ahetor is the Acting Head of Mission at Ghana’s Embassy in Washington
The Office of the Head of Civil Service(OHCS) has honoured Ambassador Jane Gasu Aheto, the Acting Head of Mission at Ghana’s Embassy in Washington, for her outstanding performance and leadership in decades of service to the country.
Ambassador Jane Aheto secured the recognition in her capacity as the Director, Legal and Treaties Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration – her previous role.
She received the award at the 2024 Ghana Civil Service Awards Ceremony in Accra to climax a week of celebrations marking the 2025 Civil Service Week.
In a letter announcing her nomination for the prestigious award, the OHCS, said Ambassador Jane Aheto attained the “Excellent” category in the 2024 Heads of Departments/Directors and Analogous Grades Officers Performance Agreement Evaluation of the Ghana Civil Service.
The OHCS said the milestone was testament to her outstanding leadership, unwavering dedication and the impactful results she had delivered at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration.
“This remarkable achievement highlights your ability to exceed performance targets and drive significant improvements in service delivery and operational efficiency. The Ghana Civil Service commends you on this laudable accomplishment,” it said.
Ambassador Jane Aheto is a career Diplomat, and Ghana’s former Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea and Guinea Bissau.
She is an international lawyer with over three decades of experience in the Ghana Foreign Service.
She recently raised high the flag of Ghana, following her election as a Member of the African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL) for the term 2025-2029.
President John Dramani Mahama, in a message, had described Ambassador Jane Aheto’s candidature at the AUCIL as demonstration of Ghana’s long-standing commitment to supporting the work of the AUCIL and the role of International Law to the transformative Agenda of the African Union.
“She demonstrates a keen sense of leadership and public service and possesses a rich and diverse experience in the theoretical underpinnings of the real issues that confront our continent,” the President said.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency after receiving the Civil Service Award, Ambassador Jane Aheto expressed gratitude to the Civil Service for the recognition and thanked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for supporting her career.
“This recognition means a lot to me” Ambassador Aheto said, adding: “It has been a long journey. We have worked hard and by God’s grace we have come this far.”
“I want to encourage everybody to work hard for Ghana and God will bless us,” she added.
The Civil Service Awards celebrated distinguished civil servants who had contributed immensely to the growth of the civil service.
It was on theme: “Adapting to Automation, Artificial Intelligence, e-Governance: the Civil Service in Contemporary Governance.”