Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey Meets King Charles After Begining Work As Commonwealth Secretary-General

• Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey met King Charles following the start of her Commonwealth Secretary-General role
• Botchwey, an Akufo-Addo minister, was elected the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth on October 26, 2024
• Her election took place at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Apia, Samoa

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has met King Charles following the start of her tenure as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of nations.

The two met at Windsor Castle in the UK on April 4.

In an Instagram post, the British Royal Family reported about the Monarch’s latest engagement with Botchwey.

The post featured a photograph that captured Charles and Shirley in a frame.

Botchwey was elected the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth back in October 2024.

Her election took place at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Apia, Samoa. She replaced Patricia Scotland.

She is eligible to serve a maximum of two four-year terms. As Secretary General of the Commonwealth, she will preside over 56 independent and equal sovereign states with a combined population of 2.7 billion.

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Her core mandate as head of the Commonwealth Secretariat is to support member countries to build democratic and inclusive governments.

Botchwey, who recently became a lawyer, would also help strengthen governance and promote justice and human rights among member states.

However, with about 33 Commonwealth member states threatened by climate change and fast-rising sea levels, tackling those issues would be the most daunting task during her tenure.

Following the announcement of her appointment, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, in an X post, stated that she was honoured and humbled by other member states' trust in her abilities.

Botchwey was given a hero's welcome when she returned to Ghana on October 28, 2024 at the Kotoka International Airport after her historic election.

How Ghanaians reacted to Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey's victory

Ghanaians and well-wishers flooded her comments section online with congratulations.

Nii Lante Van Cunnison @CunnisElijah commented that;

"Congratulations S.G, you do deserve this. Your experience as a Foreign Minister will be a great resource. Ga-Danmgbe girl child has a role model to emulate and can dream the biggest of dreams🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎉"

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DD Martins @MrDDMartins commented that:

"Congratulations, but don't take Akufo Addo's style of leadership over there. Otherwise, you'll also come out as the worst secretary General of the Commonwealth"

Mohamad Fakih @FakihConsul commented that:

"Congratulations, Excellency Ms.Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, this is a great thing for Ghanaian diplomacy and the good people of Ghana, the right person in the right place. We wish you success and good luck."

liberatamul@gmail.com @liberatamul commented:

"Congratulations our dearest sister!! With my very best wishes of success as our new SG of the Commonwealth. You have made Africa proud💪🏾🤙🏾"

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey called to the Ghana Bar

YEN.com.gh reported that Botchwey was called to the Ghana Bar in 2023.

The Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Ministry congratulated the then-sector minister on becoming a lawyer.

Botchwey was among the 1,092 newly qualified lawyers called to the Bar on October 20, 2023.

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh