Anna Bossman (born 1 December 1957) is a Ghanaian human rights advocate.[1] She was formerly the director for the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Department of the African Development Bank (AfDB).[2][3][4] In 2017, she was appointed Ghana's ambassador to France[5] under the leadership of Nana Akuffo Addo.
Amb. Anna Bossman | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador to France, Portugal | |
| In office July 2017 – December 2024 | |
| President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
| Succeeded by | Mavis Ama Frimpong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1957 |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation | Human right advocate |
Education
editShe was born in Kumasi, Ghana, to Dr Jonathan Emmanuel Bossman, a former Ghanaian representative to the United Nations in Geneva,[5] and Alice Decker. Anna Bossman attended Holy Child School in Cape Coast, going on to Achimota School for her high school education.[5] She graduated from the University of Ghana, Legon with a Law and Political Science degree and completed the Ghana School of Law in 1980, being called to the Ghana Bar that same year.[1]
Career
editAfter serving as an Assistant State Attorney in Ghana's Ministry of Justice, Bossman went into private practice, and over the subsequent 25 years would pursue a career in the oil and gas industry and energy sector, working with major international companies including Tenneco in Gabon (where she was the first woman secretary-general of the Gabonese Union of Petroleum Companies), Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Angola, as well as in Ghana, where in 1996 she founded Bossman Consultancy Limited to provide support to power utilities and energy sectors, international institutions and donor agencies as well as private companies and business investors.[5]
She was Deputy Commissioner of Ghana's Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) from 2002 to 2010, where she was appointed Acting Commissioner.[6]
In July 2011, she was employed by the African Development Bank Group as Director of the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Department, in charge of investigating fraud, corruption and other malpractices.[5]
Diplomatic career
editPersonal life
editShe was formerly married to Burkina Faso's former prime ministerial candidate, Pierre-Claver Damiba; they had a daughter.[1]
Selected awards
edit2008 – Ghana Women's achievers Award for excellence in Human Rights and the Law (Ghana National Honorary Awards of Fame)[8]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Oyuky, Yvette (4 November 2010). "NS Intro to Journalism Fall 2010: Ghana's Deputy Commissioner: Anna Bossman (Edit Three)". NS Intro to Journalism Fall 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "Why I Do What I Do — Bossman". Realnews Magazine. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "Speakers | The 15th International Anti-Corruption Conference, Brazil, 7–10 November 2012". 15iacc.org. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "16IACC – Speakers". 16iacc.org. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Interview with Anna Bossman". La France au Ghana. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ↑ Myjoyonline: Derick Romeo Adogla (20 June 2011). "Anna Bossman: I felt frustrated by ruling on Dr. Anane's case". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ ANNA BOSSMANAmbassador of Ghana to France
- ↑ "Meet Our New Ambassador" Archived 2019-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, Ghana Embassy, Paris.