Senior
representatives from the governments of the United States and Ghana participated
in the 5th Security Governance Initiative (SGI) Steering Committee Meeting at
the West Africa Regional Training Center in Accra.
The event was attended
by U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie S. Sullivan; Ghanaian National Security
Coordinator, Joshua Kyeremeh; and retired U.S. Ambassador Michael Arietti, who
serves as the U.S. Government’s SGI Ghana Head of Delegation.
In their
remarks, the senior Ghanaian and American officials underscored both countries’
commitment to improving security sector governance in Ghana.
Participants at the meeting including U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie S. Sullivan; Ghanaian
National Security Coordinator, Joshua Kyeremeh; and retired U.S. Ambassador Michael Arietti, who serves as the U.S. Government’s SGI Ghana Head of Delegation, seated in the front row
Ambassador Sullivan highlighted the importance of information-sharing
to promote security and said that SGI reforms are “strategic, mutually
reinforcing, and of mutual benefit.”
She added that the United States will continue
to stand firm in our partnership with and to support Ghana in making the
reforms.
SGI focus
area experts briefed Steering Committee members on progress achieved to date
and goals established to strengthen mutually shared objectives.
SGI is a partnership
between the Government of Ghana and the United States of America aimed at
improving the effectiveness of Ghana’s security sector and enabling the
conditions for national prosperity. The United States also has SGI
partnerships with Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Tunisia.
Under SGI,
in 2016 Ghana and the United States signed a Joint Country Action Plan (JCAP),
which identified three priority areas of the partnership: Maritime Security,
Border Management and Integration, and Cybercrime and Cybersecurity. In
addition, Administration of Justice serves as a cross-cutting theme.
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