[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6581]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  WELCOMING GHANA'S AMBASSADOR DR. KWAME BAWUAH-EDUSEI TO CONNECTICUT

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                          HON. JOHN B. LARSON

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 15, 2007

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam Speaker, I rise today to welcome Dr. 
Kwame Bawuah-Edusei, Ghana's Ambassador to the United States, to the 
great State of Connecticut. Ambassador Bawuah-Edusei, who is visiting 
the State for the first time this weekend, will address Ghanaians from 
all across New England in honor and celebration of Ghana's 
independence.
  Ghana, formerly known as the Gold Coast, is a nation rich in history, 
culture and natural resources. Under the leadership of Kwame Nkrumah, 
Ghana became the first African country south of the Sahara to gain 
independence from European rule on March 6, 1957. This year marks 50 
years of social freedom, and economic and political achievement. Ghana 
has contributed greatly to world affairs and has been the birth place 
of national and international leaders, among them former United Nations 
Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan.
  Connecticut's Ghanaian population continues to grow and prosper. I am 
proud to have Mr. Nana Okoda-Darko, king of the Akim-Kusi traditional 
council in Ghana living in my district and hometown of East Hartford. I 
am also pleased to have learned a great deal about Ghana and the 
Ghanaian culture from a member of my staff Adwoa Ansah whose father is 
from Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
  And so today, on behalf of Mr. Okoda-Darko, Adwoa Ansah, and the many 
Ghanaians in my district and the great State of Connecticut, I ask my 
colleagues to join me in honoring Ghana in its 50th anniversary and 
welcoming Ambassador Bawuah-Edusei to the State of Connecticut.

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