Following consultation with the Council of State, President John Dramani Mahama has nominated 15 individuals for appointment as Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Consul-Generals designated for various countries.

They are the first batch of ambassadorial appointees under President Mahama's new administration.

Hammed Rashid Tunde Ali is heading to the United Arab Emirates with Grace El Mahmoud Marabe also for the United Arab Emirates but specifically to Dubai.

Nii Amasah Namoale, a former Member of Parliament for La Dadekotopon in Greater Accra is heading to the Federal Republic of Brazil with Prof. Kwasi Obiri-Danso, a biological scientist and former Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) heading to India.

Professor Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh, a professor of English and the first female Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) is also heading to Canada.

Kojo Bonsu, a former Chief Executive for the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has been designated for the People's  Republic of China and veteran actress Kulsoume Sinare Baffoe is also heading to the Kingdom of Spain.

This was contained in a letter dated June 10, 2025, from the Office of the President to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Below is the full list of the 15 designates

1. Benjamin A. Quashie - Republic of South Africa

2. Kojo Bonsu - People's Republic of China

3. Kulsoume Sinare Baffoe - Kingdom of Spain

4. Hammed Rashid Tunde Ali - United Arab Emirates

5. Captain George Kofi Nfojoh - Togolese Republic

6. Grace El Mahmoud Marabe - United Arab Emirates -Dubai

7. Prof. Ohene Adjei - Federal Republic of Germany

8. Abdul Nasiru-Deen - Republic of Turkey

9. Theresah Adjei-Mensah - Czech Republic

10. Prof. Kwasi Obiri-Danso - India

11. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh, Ph.D - Canada

12. Dr. Margaret Miewien Chebere - Austria

13. Labik Joseph Yaani - Equatorial Guinea

14. Nii Amasah Namoale - Federal Republic of Brazil

15. Dr Felix Kumah Godwin Anebo - Republic of Senegal