PRESIDENT KUFUOR SIGNS CONDOLENCE BOOK FOR

UNCLAS ACCRA 000027 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR AF/W, NSC FOR AFRICA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: GH PGOV PREL SUBJECT: PRESIDENT KUFUOR SIGNS CONDOLENCE BOOK FOR PRESIDENT FORD ¶1. Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufuor came to the Embassy January 4 to sign the condolence book opened in memory of the late former President Gerald R. Ford. President Kufuor wrote: "On behalf of the government and people of the Republic of Ghana, I express condolences to the government and bereaved family of the United States of America on the passing of President Gerald Ford. He served his great nation with merit. May he rest in peace. John A. Kufuor, President of the Republic of Ghana". Kufuor was accompanied by Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo and several senior members of his presidential staff. The condolence book signing was extensively covered by local newspapers, television and radio stations. ¶2. Also signing the condolence book were Ambassadors or their representatives from Libya, Mali, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Zimbabwe, Niger, Egypt, Morocco, Ethiopia, Netherlands, Guinea, Republic of Korea, Canada, Bulgaria, China, the EU, and India. BROWN