Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Victor Emmanuel Smith, has engaged Ghanaian professionals, community leaders, and association executives in Las Vegas, Nevada, on diaspora-led development and investment opportunities in Ghana.
The engagement brought together Ghanaian residents from the Las Vegas and Reno areas, as well as invited African and American stakeholders, to dialogue on how diaspora expertise and capital could translate into jobs and improved incomes back home.
Addressing the gathering, Ambassador Smith said Ghana was now better positioned for partnerships and was open to serious, mutually beneficial investments aimed at creating employment and decent salaries to reduce incentives for irregular migration.
He indicated that the country was seeking development partners rather than aid, arguing that Ghana needed to shift away from an overreliance on external assistance decades after independence and now wants to attract credible partners with long-term development priorities.
The Ambassador also assured participants that he would use his office to help open doors for prospective investors and reduce barriers that often slow down diaspora-led projects, while expressing his commitment to ensuring that investors would not be forced to navigate unnecessary “middlemen” or administrative blockages in their efforts to do business in Ghana.
The meetings were hosted by Mr Edmond Sarpong, President of the Las Vegas Ghanaian community, a cybersecurity expert and CEO of Prime Tech Associates, together with Dr Kufour, a Paediatrician at Pioneer Paediatrics, and Eng: Kofi Baryor, CEO of Baryor Construction.
Mrs Ethel Cudjoe Amissah
ISD, Washington, USA
