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) |
| Children | 3 daughters (inc. Stella Dadzie) and 2 sons |
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]
Career
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, Dadzie 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.[2][4][5]
Personal life
In 1962, Dadzie married Theresa Striggner, with whom he had a daughter.[6] His second marriage was to Irma La Rose. He had three daughters and two sons, his second daughter being Stella Dadzie, a well known feminist writer and education activist in the UK.[7][2]
References
- ^ "Summary record of the 1781st meeting" (PDF). legal.un.org. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g The International Who's Who, 1974–75. Europa Publications. 1974. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-900362-72-9. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ IAEA (1963). "GC(07)/INF/66/Rev.2 - Delegations" (PDF). p. 17. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ United Nations (2004). The Work of the International Law Commission. United Nations Publications. p. 254. ISBN 978-92-1-133576-7.
- ^ "Officers and Members of the Commission — Thirtieth Session (1978)". legal.un.org. International Law Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Biography of Ambassador Justice Therese Striggner Scott". Therese Striggner Scott. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Sethi, Anita (21 November 2020). "Stella Dadzie: 'Women resisted slavery at every stage of the journey'". The Guardian.