I have taken note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ public statement regarding a meeting with the U.S. Ambassador, Her Excellency Virginia Palmer, over the imposition of a 10% tariff on Ghanaian exports. Frankly, I find this entire engagement unnecessary and disappointing.
This was not a moment for a media show. The Ambassador could have communicated this development quietly and diplomatically, without the need for the Minister of Foreign Affairs to publicly announce a scheduled meeting. This kind of attention-seeking diplomacy does not help our cause—it exposes our weakness.
In international affairs, strength matters. Monkeys play by sizes, and if President Mahama is serious about changing the course of this tariff decision by the United States, he must personally reach out to the White House and push for a better deal. That is how serious diplomacy is done—not through symbolic meetings and empty statements.
I am calling on the Mahama government to show maturity and respect for protocol. This press-led approach to diplomacy makes Ghana look unserious. Our focus should be on getting results, not on staging meetings for the cameras.
It is time to stop the posturing and start delivering real outcomes for Ghanaian businesses and workers. Let’s get to work. I want results—not rhetoric.
