Margaret Amoakohene
Margaret Ivy Amoakohene (born July 17, 1960) is
a Ghanaian academic and diplomat. She has served
in various sectors of governance and academia. She
was Ghanas High Commissioner to Canada in the John
Agyekum Kufour administration. She is a senior lec-
turer and acting director of the School of Communica-
tion Studies at the University of Ghana, Legon. She is
currently a member of the Council of State.
1 Early life and education
Margaret Ivy Amoakohene was born on 17 July 1960 at
Wenchi in the Brong Ahafo Region. She is a native of
Nsawkaw, capital of the Tain District in the Brong Ahafo
Region. She obtained her GCE Ordinary level certicate
from St. Francis Secondary School in Jirapa, in the Upper
West Region of Ghana from 1974 to 1979.[1] She then
proceeded to St. Louis Senior High School in Kumasi
to obtain her GCE Advanced level certicate. In 1981
she enrolled at the University of Ghana for a Bachelor of
Arts degree in French and Spanish.[2][3] Amoakohene had
her postgraduate education at the University of Ghana
where she graduated with a Master of Philosophy degree
and a Post-graduate Diploma in Communication Stud-
ies. She later obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree
in mass communication from the University of Leicester
in England.[2]
2 Working life
Since 1992 Amoakohene has lectured students in various
aspects of public relations, qualitative research methods,
and mass communication at the University of Ghana.[2][4]
She has been actively engaged in several aspects of aca-
demic and national life, including serving on the boards of
the National Media Commission, Ghana News Agency,
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, and the National Film
and Television Institute.[2] The Institute of Public Rela-
tions Ghana made her an honorary secretary, and vice-
president in recognition of the signicant role she has
played in the advancement of public relations in Ghana.[2]
In 2010 she was appointed acting director of the School
of Communication Studies at the University of Ghana.[5]
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3 High Commissioner to Canada
In 2006 President John Agyekum Kufour appointed
Amoakohene to head Ghanas embassy in Canada as its
High Commissioner.[6][7] She ocially begun her diplo-
matic responsibility on 26 September 2006 when she pre-
sented her letters of commission to the Governor General
of Canada, Her Excellency Michaelle Jean, at her ocial
Provincial oce and residence at La Citadel in Quebec
City.[8][9] As High Commissioner, she embarked on some
philanthropic activities, one of which involved the dona-
tion of medical equipment to the Nsawkaw Hospital.[10]
She was the second High Commissioner to Canada in the
Kufour administration and served in that position from
July 2006 to February 2009.[5][6]
4 Council of State
In February 2017 President Nana Akuo-Addo nom-
inated Amoakohene as one of the eleven president-
appointed members of the Council of State.[11] The 25-
member Council of State is the constitutionally mandated
advisory body to the President.[11][12][13]
5 References
[1] FOGA Recognize Elevation Of Dr Margaret Amoako-
hene. News Ghana. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
[2] Margaret Amoakohene appointed Ag. Director of
School of Communication Studies. Modern Ghana. Re-
trieved 20 June 2017.
[3] Dr. Margaret I. Amoakohene. University of Ghana.
Retrieved 20 June 2017.
[4] Chairperson, Professional Interest Committee, Amb. Dr
Margaret Ivy Amoakohene (Mrs), APR. IPR Ghana.
Retrieved 20 June 2017.
[5] Leicester graduates in the news: Margaret Amoako-
hene. University of Leicester. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
[6] New Ghana High Commissioner Arrives in Canada.
The Patriotic Vanguard. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
[7] High Commissioner-Designate Arrives in Canada.
Ghanaian News Canada. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
[8] Editorial- Akwaaba Lady Margaret Ghana High Com-
missioner to Canada. Ghanaian News Canada. Retrieved
20 June 2017.
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[9] Ghanas New High Commissioner to Canada Presents

Letters of Commission. Ghanaian News Canada. Re-
trieved 20 June 2017.

[10] Boateng, Michael. Ghana: Amoakohene Supports

Nsawkaw Hospital. AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 20 June
2017.

[11] Dr. Margaret Amoakohene Appointed to the Council of

State. University of Ghana. Retrieved 20 June 2017.

[12] Akufo-Addo appoints 11 to Council of State. Ghana

Business News. Retrieved 20 June 2017.

[13] Georgina Wood makes history, lls 22-yr-old Council of

State vacancy. myjoyonline. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
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