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Joe Biden Announces Presidential Delegation To John Mahama's Inauguration

Saturday, January 04, 2025 at 8:58 AM by Cornerlis Affre 3 min read

President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has released a list of delegates who would attend John Mahama's inauguration
President Biden named Shalanda D. Young, Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget, as the leader of the delegation
The delegation was carefully selected to reflect the U.S. interest in fostering stronger bilateral relations between the two nations and its focus on growing its African partnerships

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The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has announced a presidential delegation to attend John Mahama's inauguration on January 7, 2025.

In official correspondence from the White House, President Biden named Shalanda D. Young, Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget, as the leader of the delegation.

Joe Biden, John Mahama, White House, Independence Square, presidential delegation, U.S.A — The White House lists Joe Biden's presidential delegation to John Mahama's inauguration.
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The delegation also includes Virginia E. Palmer, the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Karen Bass, the Mayor of Los Angeles, and Frances Z. Brown, the Special Assistant to the U.S. President and Senior Director for African Affairs at the White House National Security Council.

Independence Square closed down

Independence Square and its environs will temporarily close in preparation for President-elect John Mahama's swearing-in ceremony on January 7, 2025.

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture said the closure will take effect from midnight on December 31, 2024, and remain in place until January 8, 2025.

According to a ministry statement, National Security will cordon off the Independence Square to make arrangements for the inauguration ceremony. It further urged that the public and tourists should take note of the closure and comply with the directive.

Mark Okraku Mantey, the deputy minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, signed the statement.

Mahama invites Ruto to inauguration

President-elect John Mahama met Kenyan President William Ruto during his trip to the East African country.

Putin congratulates Mahama on victory

YEN.com.gh reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Ghana’s President-elect, John Mahama, on his victory in the December 7 presidential elections.

The Russian president’s congratulatory message was conveyed in a letter delivered by Russia’s Ambassador to Ghana, Sergei Berdnikov, when he paid a courtesy call to John Mahama at his residence on December 13, 2024.

In the letter, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated John Mahama.

He highlighted Russia and Ghana’s longstanding friendly relationship and urged Mahama to continue to maintain and further develop the “mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation in various fields.”