British High Commission, Accra

British High Commission in Accra
British High Commission building in Accra
Location	Accra, Ghana
Address	Osu Link, Gamel Abdul Nasser Avenue, Accra, Ghana
High Commissioner	Jon Benjamin
Website	Official website

The High Commission of the United Kingdom in Accra is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Ghana. It is located on Gamel Abdul Nasser Avenue in the Osu district, opposite the Ghana Institute of Journalism and the International Press Centre. The current High Commissioner is Jon Benjamin who was appointed in 2014.^[1]

History

As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Kingdom and Ghana conduct their diplomatic relations at governmental level, rather than between Heads of State. Therefore, the countries exchange High Commissioners, rather than ambassadors. Britain established a High Commission in Accra in 1957, Sir Ian Maclennan was the first British High Commissioner to Ghana.

The High Commission also represents the British Overseas Territories in Ghana.

References

↑ "British High Commission Accra". Gov.uk. British Government. Retrieved 2 May 2015.

Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom

Africa	Abuja Accra Dar es Salaam Mogadishu Nairobi

Americas	Buenos Aires Dallas Ottawa Mexico City Quito São Paulo Washington, D.C.

Asia	Beijing Chennai Dhaka Hong Kong Jakarta New Delhi Pyongyang Taipei¹ Tashkent Tehran Tel Aviv Tokyo

Europe	Berlin Bratislava Budapest Chișinău Dublin The Hague Kiev Oslo Madrid Moscow Paris Prague Reykjavík Rome Saint Petersburg Stockholm Vilnius Warsaw

Oceania	Canberra Wellington

¹ No diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom, functions as an informal diplomatic mission.

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British High Commission, Accra

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