The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has expressed her gratitude for the overwhelming support she received from the Commonwealth Heads of Government following her election as the new Secretary-General of the Commonwealth at the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2024) in Apia, Samoa.
In a post shared on her official X page on Saturday, October 26, 2024, she noted, "Truly humbled by the overwhelming support of the Commonwealth Heads of Government in selecting me as the incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.
The work indeed lies ahead!" Her election marks a historic moment as she becomes the first African woman and the second woman overall, following Patricia Scotland, to lead the 56-nation Commonwealth.
She emerged as the preferred candidate after competing with Senator Joshua Setipa of Lesotho and Dr.