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During the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) hosted in Apia, Samoa, leaders of the 56 member nations selected a new executive head to succeed Baroness Patricia Scotland. Who among the following was elected as the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations?

  1. Shirley Ayorkor BotchweyCevap
  2. B
    Mamadou Tangara
  3. C
    Joshua Setipa
  4. D
    Kamina Johnson Smith

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Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey of Ghana was elected as the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, who served as Ghana's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, was selected by consensus of the 56 Commonwealth heads of government at the CHOGM summit in Apia, Samoa. She succeeds Baroness Patricia Scotland of Dominica as the executive head of the Commonwealth Secretariat.

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1
Identify the international summit and leadership position referenced in the prompt.
The event is the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, convened to elect the successor to Baroness Patricia Scotland.
The election of the Commonwealth Secretary-General is a major international appointment requiring agreement among 56 member states.
2
Evaluate the candidates who contested for the role at the Samoa summit.
Three African diplomats were officially in contention: Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey (Ghana), Mamadou Tangara (The Gambia), and Joshua Setipa (Lesotho).
By regional rotation principles agreed upon by Commonwealth leaders, the leadership position was slated for an African candidate.
3
Determine the successful candidate selected by consensus.
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey was formally chosen as the 7th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.
Her election makes her the second woman and the first African woman to lead the Commonwealth Secretariat.

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