Emmanuel Kodjoe Dadzie

Emmanuel Kodjoe Dadzie
Emmanuel Kodjoe Dadzie
Ghana; Ambassador; to Romania
	In office; 1962–1966
Ghana; Ambassador; to France
	In office; 1965–1967
Preceded by	Jonathan Emmanuel Bossman
Succeeded by	Epiphan Patrick Komla Seddoh
Ghana; Ambassador; to Russia
	In office; 1969–1969
Preceded by	John Banks Elliott
Succeeded by	John Ewuntomah Bawah
Personal details
Born	Emmanuel Kodjoe Dadzie; 16 March 1916
Died	March 1983 (aged 66–67)

Emmanuel Kodjoe Dadzie (16 March 1916 – March 1983) was a Ghanaian diplomat.[1]

Early years and education

His secondary education was at Achimota School in Accra and his tertiary education at King's College London.[2]

He was a member of Lincoln's Inn[2] and a barrister in London. He served in the Gold Coast Civil Service from 1936 to 1942.[2] From 1942 to 1947 he was employed by the Royal Air Force of Britain.[2] From 1951 to 1959 he was in private legal practice in Accra.[2] In 1959 he headed the legal service and consular service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was made Ghana's ambassador to Romania in Bucharest from 1962 to 1966.[3] From 1963 to 1966 he was resident representative of Ghana before the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. From 1965 to 1967 he was Ghana's Ambassador to France in Paris and Permanent Representative to Unesco. In 1968 he was Ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Accra. In 1969 he was Ghana's ambassador to Russia in Moscow. In 1970 he was Director of the Policy Planning Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1971 he was the main secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1972 to 1977 he was Director of Protection at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva. From 1977 to 1982 he was elected member of the International Law Commission.[4][5][6]

He married Irma St. Rose and they had three daughters and two sons.[2]

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