Patricia Scotland KC and Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey
The outgoing Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC, Baroness Scotland of the United Kingdom, has expressed confidence in Ghana’s Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey in her new role as the Commonwealth Secretary-General.
According to Patricia, she is delighted to hand over the baton to the current Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration in Ghana after her selection for the position.
In a social media post, she stated, “It is my honour to pass the baton to my dear sister, the Hon. Shirley @AyorkorBotchwey, who will succeed me as the next Commonwealth Secretary-General. She will be uniquely blessed, as I have been, to hold this office and serve our precious Commonwealth.”
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has been selected for the position of Secretary-General of the Commonwealth at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on October 25, 2024.
“Today at #CHOGM2024, Commonwealth Heads of Government have selected the Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, currently the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana, as the incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth,” a post shared on X by the official handle of the Secretariat, @commonwealthsec, read.
It is my honour to pass the baton to my dear sister, the Hon Shirley @AyorkorBotchwey, who will succeed me as the next Commonwealth Secretary-General.
She will be uniquely blessed, as I have been, to hold this office and serve our precious Commonwealth. pic.twitter.com/mYtErlsuyD
— Patricia Scotland KC (@PScotlandCSG) October 25, 2024
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