Matilda Aku Alomatu

Matilda Aku Alomatu Osei-Agyeman
in 2024
Born1970
NationalityGhana
EducationUniversity of Gambia
Occupationdiplomat
EmployerMinistry of Foreign Affairs
Known fora former Miss Ghana who became an ambassador
PredecessorBrigitte Dzogbenuku (as Miss Ghana)[1]
SuccessorManuella Medie-Adu (as Miss Ghana)[1]
Childrentwo

Matilda Aku Alomatu Osei-Agyeman (born 1970) is a former Miss Ghana who became a diplomat. She was appointed as her country's ambassador to Austria in 2024.

Life

She was born in 1970, her mother was Cecilia Alomatu who inspired her.[2]

She won Miss Ghana in 1994 when the contest was relaunched.[2][1] The previous Miss Ghana, Brigitte Dzogbenuku, also went into politics noting that her name was always linked to "Miss Ghana" as it overpowered her later achievements.[3]

She speaks English and French and she has a first degree in Political Science from the University of Ghana in Legon and a masters degree in International Affairs from the same institution.[4]

Alomatu was working at the embassy in Malta in 2016. She was then moved to Ghana's London Embassy from 2017 where she was head of chancery.[4] She was Ghana's acting High Commissioner to the UK in 2019. At a meeting of the Ghanian diaspora in Britain she appealed to them to assist their home country. She also reiterated the Ghanian government's intention that they would allow members of the diaspora to vote in Ghanian elections[5]

In 2023 she was the Deputy Head of Mission at Ghana's Italian Embassy in Rome.[4][6]

In November 2024 President Akufo-Addo created five new Ghanian ambassadors including Regina Appiah-Sam to Spain and Vivian Kafui Akua Asempapa to Senegal. She was appointed to be the ambassador to Austria.[7] Alomatu had served earlier in her career as a diplomat in Vienna and Geneva. She presented her credentials on 19 December 2024 to the United Nation's Ghada Waly in Vienna.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Miss Ghana Contestants Mentored By Past Winners". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  2. ^ a b "Former Miss Ghana Matilda Alomatu celebrates 50th birthday with a visit to Autism Awareness, Care". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  3. ^ "My life is not limited to Miss Ghana - Brigitte Dzogbenuku". Graphic Online. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  4. ^ a b c d "New Permanent Representative of Ghana presents credentials". United Nations : Information Service Vienna. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  5. ^ "Ghana needs your..." ghanahighcommissionuk.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  6. ^ "Ghana's fruits and vegetables highlighted at Italy's MACFRUT Fair". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  7. ^ "PRESIDENT NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO COMMISSIONS FIVE ENVOYS – Ministry Of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration". 2024-11-22. Retrieved 2024-12-22.