Career Diplomat Mercy Yvonne Debrah-Karikari Appointed Secretary To Cabinet President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appointed Ambassador Mercy Yvonne Debrah-Karikari as Secretary to the Cabinet, effective February 14, 2017. She becomes the first woman in Ghana’s history to hold this position. Ambassador Mercy Yvonne Debrah-Karikari is a career diplomat, and was until her appointment, Ghana’s High Commissioner to Australia, with concurrent accreditation to New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and other countries in the Pacific region. Her appointment is in pursuant to Article 76(3) of the constitution. GBC