We are Honorary Consular Corps of Ghana
Honorary Consuls in Ghana were recognized in the country after the establishment of the Honorary Consular Corps of Ghana ( HCCGH) in 1996.
With the great efforts put forth by Mr H. R. Roth, the then Hon Consul General of Finland took up the leadership by becoming the first Dean of the HCCGH comprising of eleven members: Ingeborg Nicol – Hon Vice Consul of Austria, E. K. Asare – Hon Consul of Poland, Fynn- Thompson – Hon Consul of Hungary, Dimitri Avraam – Hon Consul of Belgium, Ram Mirpuri – Hon Consul of Lithuania, Kassardijian – Hon Consul of Finland, J. Traast – Hon Consul of Slovakia, Denmead – Hon Consul of Ireland, Tor Nygard – Hon Consul of Norway, Amarkai Amarteifio – Hon Consul General of Sweden.
Brief History of HCCGH
A proposal for HCCGH’s membership in the World Federation Internationale des Corps et Associations Consulaires (FICAC)
was submitted and approved on 13 May 1998 at the General Assembly held in Israel.
1998
On 17 June 1998
Mr. H. R. Roth having completed his tenure as the Hon Consul General of Finland, handed over his capacity as the Dean of HCCGH to Mrs. Ingeborg Nicol , the then Hon Vice Consul of Austria
1998
On 01 October 1998
HCCGH was formally elected as Member Association of FICAC HCCGH had regular meetings and had the the GoG officials, especially from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, invited to the quarterly meeting that greatly assisted to build a better understanding.
1999
On 03 May 1999
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs granted the HCCGH with some privileges like the access to VVIP Lounge and VVIP Car Park at the Kotoka Intl Airport
2000
On 29 March 2000
The Hon Dean, Mrs. Ingeborg resigned from HCCGH and handed over the responsibility as the Dean to Mr. Amarkai Amarteifio, the next longest serving member of HCCGH and he continued with a 13 member group
2005
21 - 28 January 2005
It was an honor when the Executive Council Of FICAC visited Ghana from 21 – 28 January 2005.
2008
9 - 12 October 2008
Mr Amarkai Amarteifio was appointed as the member of FICAC Board of Directors and in 2008 from 09 – 12 October, the 1st FICAC Regional Consular Conference was held in Ghana and the HCCGH had increased in strength with an 18 member group
2014
May 2014
In May 2014 the Executive Committee of HCCGH had proposed an amendment to the Articles of Association and was approved by the members
2015
December 2015
In December 2015, Mr. Amarkai Amarteifio having completed his term as the Hon Con General of Sweden, resigned from HCCGH as the Dean and handed over to Mr Dimitri Avraam, Hon Consul of Belgium. He was the Deputy Dean since 2000 and the Chairperson of FICAC Africa from 2009 -12 and Chairperson of FICAC Ghana & East Africa till 2016. Currently he is the Chairperson of FICAC East Africa. HCCGH currently has 30 members
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The Honorary Consular Corps of Ghana (HCCGH) was founded in 1994.
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Hon. Dimitrios Avraam
Dean - HCCGH
Hon. Subhi Accad
Deputy Dean
Hon. Edmond Boateng
Secretary - HCCGH
Hon. Felix Benoit Gomis
Treasurer - HCCGH
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