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 The US Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan (SS), has completed three and a half years of duty in the country. Mrs Sullivan, who assumed duty in September 2018, initiated a number of bilateral interests which have gone a long way to deepen US-Ghana relations. She has championed issues on gender violence and child abuse which she is passionate about.

Some of the key interests include the fight against COVID-19, agro-processing, pharmaceuticals, the automotive industry and digitisation.

The US Ambassador is, however, leaving on Saturday, April 9, 2022 after a three and half years duty tour. The Foreign Editor of the Daily Graphic, Mary Mensah (MM), caught up with the ambassador who granted this interview. Below are excerpts.

Mary Mensah (MM): Ambassador Sullivan, It’s a privilege to interact with you before your d

In November 2009, I was privileged to be among 14 senior journalists from Africa and Asia to participate in a German-sponsored three-week training in Newspaper Management (courtesy InWEnt) in Berlin.

These days I hardly listen to radio. Occasionally I will flip through channels and look for plain unadulterated stories and news, occasionally music. I believe it's a tall order though. 'Unadulterated'. Too much to ask, I know.

When I wrote about deadly drama on our roads, I knew there would be the need for a follow-up. And, given the spate of vehicular accidents these days, the follow-up has become more needful.

In the African Morning Post-1936, Wallace Johnson said in his article, “The European believes in the god whose name is spelt Deceit. He believes in the god whose law is ‘’Ye strong you must weaken the weak’’.

Making the right choice to stand for the truth and voice it in an environment where the majority endorse or turn a blind eye to wrongdoing is not an easy task.

Tt is a blessing to be a leader who can mix truth with grace. Indeed, a good leader mixes truth with grace to gain more followers!

The concluding days of the month of March, celebrated as Ghana Month, ended this year with some drama and style.

The just ended month has always been an exceptional one for Ghana, but I think March 2022 will be remembered as extremely special because of the many significant events that happened.

The wicked death has once again laid its icy hands on our bosom crony, which sad event occurred on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at his hometown, Nsuta in the Sekyere Central District of the Ashanti Region.

Ghanaians slept well last Tuesday night; after all, it’s not every time one not only whips an enemy so convincingly but also qualifies for the World Cup with eleven one-footed players; the other foot having been disabled by compatriots’ cynicism.

Musing over the weekend on my next article, I recalled a lecture at the University of Cape Coast years ago when Professor Wole Soyinka set the audience roaring with laughter after an interesting confession.

The gradual increase in infrastructure development has heightened the sales and purchase of land in Ghana and has influenced the appreciation of land prices.

When, with a thunderous ovation, we shot our hands into the air, and with joy exclaimed Freedom! Freedom! Independence! Singing, dancing, and reeling with joy, what did independence and freedom mean to us?

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) defines social dialogue as the exchange of information between or among the tripartite partners – government, employers and workers on issues of common interest as it relates to economic and social policy.