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James Ernest Akrong Kotei
Born(1940-10-26)26 October 1940
Died22 April 2010(2010-04-22) (aged 69)
Allegiance Ghana
Service / branch Ghana Air Force
Years of service1961 - 1988
RankAir Vice-Marshal
RelationsRobert Kotei
Other workAmbassador to Côte d'Ivoire
Ambassador to Guinea

Air Vice-Marshal James Ernest Akrong Kotei (26 October 1940 – 22 April 2010) was a military pilot and diplomat. He served as a Chief of Air Staff of the Ghana Air Force and later as an Ambassador for Ghana.

James was a brother of Robert Kotei. He started his career in 1961 as a MiG-17 pilot and for the rest of his flying career he switched to the Su-7 ground attack aircraft. He was made a senior commander in the Ghana Air Force and Ghanaian Chief of the Air Staff from December 1982 until June 1988.

In late 1988, Kotei was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Ghana to the Ivory Coast; he went on to serve as Ghana's ambassador to Guinea until 2001. He died on 25 April 2010.

References

  1. Daniel Danquah Damptey, Atta Mills stood aloof whilst acts of tribalism were perpetrated right under his nose, 6 September 2009
  2. "Past Chiefs of Air Staff". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. 2009-04-25. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  3. "12 Envoys Retained". General news. Ghana Home Page. 1997-08-23. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
Military offices
Preceded byGroup Captain E. A. A. Awuviri Chief of Air Staff (GAF)
1982 – 1988
Succeeded byAir Marshal Harry Dumashie
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire
1988 – ?
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador to Guinea
? – 2001
Succeeded by


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