U.S. Ambassador Virginia Palmer Hosts Breakfast Meeting with AmCham Ghana Members

On April 2, 2025, the American Chamber of Commerce Ghana, in collaboration with the Foreign Commercial Service of the U.S. Embassy, hosted a Membership Breakfast Meeting with U.S. Ambassador Virginia Palmer at her residence.

The event commenced with opening remarks from H.E. Virginia Palmer, who highlighted the principle of reciprocity in U.S.- Ghana commercial relations and celebrated a notable 12% increase in U.S. exports to Ghana over the past year.

The meeting featured insightful discussions on key sectors of Ghana’s economy:

•2025 Budget Outlook – Presented by Hon. Seth Terkper, providing key fiscal insights and emerging opportunities.

•Mining Sector Trends – Led by Abraham Agbozo, Head of External Relations & Social Performance at Newmont, discussing key industry issues.

•Oil & Gas Sector Insights – Delivered by Ebenezer Laryea, Chief Operations Officer at Dutylex.

•Telecommunications & Digital/ICT Sector – Presented by Ashutosh Singh, CEO of ATC Ghana.

•Manufacturing Industry Overview – Shared by Bethel Yeboah, Corporate Affairs Director for West Africa at Coca-Cola.

•Agro-Processing Sector Developments – Highlighted by Emmanuel Acquah of Cargill Ghana Limited.

•Projections for Ghana’s Healthcare Sector – Provided by Emmanuel Asante Antwi, Country Manager at Johnson & Johnson.

•Driving Ghana’s 24-Hour Economy – Insights from Kojo Afedzi Hayford, CEO of E-Services Africa Limited.

AmCham Ghana President Kimathi Kuenyehia ended the event by thanking the Ambassador for an impactful meeting and presented her with a special gift on behalf of AmCham Ghana.

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AmCham Ghana Meets With The New US Ambassador To Ghana

AmCham Ghana, on Monday, May 23, 2022, hosted the new U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia E. Palmer, at the AmCham secretariate.

The Ambassador met with the AmCham Ghana President, Ayesha Bedwei Ibe, and the Board of Directors for discussions on protecting and promoting the interest of U.S. companies as well as collaborating more on issues of mutual interest to further strengthen relations between Ghana and the United States.

Ambassador Palmer reaffirmed her commitment to working with the Chamber in creating a favorable business environment.

Ambassador Virginia E. Palmer was previously Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources at the Department of State, overseeing U.S. foreign policy engagement at the critical intersection of our energy, climate, and national security goals.  She took up that post after serving as Deputy Commandant of the National Defense University’s Eisenhower School.

Also present at the meeting were AmCham Ghana Vice President, Pakwo Shum, Counselor for Commercial Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Ghana, Dean Matlack, AmCham Ghana Board Members, including Adiki Ayitevie, Doris Afanyedey, Sulemana Abubakar, Philip Ayivor, AmCham Ghana Membership, External Relations and Project Manager, Jane Okyere-Aduachie, Economic Section Chief at the U.S. Embassy in Ghana, Stephanie Hutchison, and Commercial Officer, Laurie Kelleher.