[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[June 4, 1992]
[Page 889]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of Kenneth L. Brown To Be United States Ambassador to Ghana

June 4, 1992
    The President today announced his intention to nominate Kenneth L. 
Brown, of California, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, 
class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador of the United States of 
America to the Republic of Ghana. He would succeed Raymond Charles 
Ewing.
    Currently Mr. Brown serves as Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire in 
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. From 1987 to 1989, he served as Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of State. Mr. Brown has served as consul general in 
Johannesburg, South Africa, 1984-87, and as Ambassador to the Congo, 
1981-84. In addition, Mr. Brown has served in several positions at the 
State Department, including Director, Central African Affairs, 1980-81; 
Deputy Director, United Nations Political Affairs, 1979-80; and Deputy 
Director of the Press Office, 1977-79.
    Mr. Brown graduated from Pomona College (B.A., 1959), Yale 
University (M.A., 1960), and New York University (M.A., 1975). He was 
born December 6, 1936, in Seminole, OK. Mr. Brown is married, has three 
children, and resides in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.