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.[1] 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.[2]

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[3] 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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