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Jemima Okang Addae
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The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has underscored the importance of maintaining a respectful and balanced partnership between Ghana and the United States.
She stressed that despite differences in economic scale and historical timelines, the two nations must continue working together as equals.
“I think we are equals. Your economy is smaller than mine, and you have been independent for less time than the U.S., but I think we must work together as equals. That is number one,” Ambassador Palmer said during an interview on Channel One.
Speaking in an interview on Channel One, she clarified changes regarding the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), noting that its functions would now be overseen by the U.S. State Department.
This transition, she explained, is consistent with her long-standing view that U.S. development assistance, funded by taxpayers, should serve as a foreign policy instrument and be administered accordingly.
“The functions of USAID will now be run by the State Department, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and that is something, to be honest, I have advocated for decades,” she stated. “I don’t think that will cause any difference in focus or in effect.”
Ambassador Palmer reassured that the U.S. remains firmly committed to its development partnership with Ghana. She emphasised that the change in administrative oversight will not impact the effectiveness or direction of American assistance.
In closing, she reaffirmed Ghana’s continued significance in U.S. foreign policy, highlighting the enduring relationship built on mutual respect and cooperation.
