Anne Sophie Avé

Anne-Sophie Avé (10 November 1968) is a French diplomat. Since September 2018, she is the Ambassador of France to Ghana.[1][2][3] She also hosts a TV talk show in Ghana called 'Touch of France'.[4]

Anne Sophie Avé
Anne Sophie Avé
French ambassador to Ghana
Ambassador of France to Ghana
Personal details
EducationÉcole Nationale d'Administration

She got involved in music industry connecting French artists Passi and Orti to Ghanaian musicians Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Kwabena Kwabena, Becca, Fameye, Akwaboah and Gasmilla. She went ahead to organize PARIS IN ACCRA concert in November 2021 and the return leg ACCRA IN PARIS on 23 April 2022[5][6]

She is the most followed ambassador on Instagram on her handle @as.ave.

Early life and education

She was born in Fontainebleau to a father who was a director of a record company and a mother who was a teacher. She has two sisters.

She grew up in Belgium and attended Lycée Français in Brussels. Anne Sophie Avé graduated from Toulouse Business School in 1991 and attended Ecole Nationale d’administration from 2003 to 2005.[7]

Honors and awards

She was enstooled in May 2020 as the Nkosuahemaa of Hani in the Tain District in the Bono Region (Ghana) with the stool name Nana Benneh III.[8]

Awards
  • French National order of Merit Chevalier de l’ONM (30 January 2008)[9]
  • Knight of the Légion of Honneur (30 December 2016)[10]
  • Diplomat of the Year 2021[11]
  • Ambassador of the Year (Youth Excellence Awards 2021)
  • Finalist Pan African Most Positive Impact Influencer
  • 100 most influential change makers in Ghana[12]
  • Discovery of the Year - 2021 Ghana Movie Awards [13]
  • TV Show of the Year (Ghana Media and Entrepreneurship Awards 2021)[14]

Touch Of France

A TV talk show hosted by Anne-Sophie Avé stars notable persons in Ghana and showcases France and its culture. The show was awarded "TV show of the year” at Ghana Media and Entrepreneurship Awards ceremony.[15]

Known guests

Personal life

She has two children born in 1994 and 1997.

See also

References
  1. "Biography Anne Sophie AVÉ". La France au Ghana. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. Contributor, Pulse (2021-09-04). "Profile: Her Excellency Anne Sophie Avé, Ambassador of France to Ghana". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2021-12-08. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ActeursPublics. "L'ex-DRH du ministère des Armées devient ambassadrice | Nominations | Acteurs Publics". L’ex-DRH du ministère des Armées devient ambassadrice | Nominations | Acteurs Publics (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  4. "Anne Sophie AVÉ (French Ambassador to Ghana), Biography, Age, Date of Birth, Education, Career, Net Worth - 2021» GhLinks.com.gh™". Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  5. "Doreen Avio lauds French Ambassador to Ghana, Anna Sophie Ave for supporting Ghanaian talents - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  6. "#AccraInParis in pictures". GhanaWeb. 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  7. "Diplômée à Toulouse elle devient DRH du ministère de la Défense". Actualités Toulouse (in French). 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  8. "French Ambassador earns chieftaincy title for promoting culture - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  9. www.legifrance.gouv.fr https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000018038493. Retrieved 2021-12-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. www.legifrance.gouv.fr https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000033760367. Retrieved 2021-12-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "The French Ambassador to Ghana unveiled as Diplomat of the Year at Supreme Dynamic Talent Academy Awards launch - Fixon Dennis". 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  12. Kamasah, Andreas (2021-12-04). "Humanitarian Awards Global releases "100 Most Influential Change Makers In Ghana 2020-2021"". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  13. "2021 Ghana Movie Awards nomination out - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  14. Ankiilu, Masahudu (2021-10-27). "TV Show Hosted by French Ambassador to Ghana Wins Award". African Eye Report. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  15. Arthur, Erica Nana. "'Touch Of France' awarded 'TV Show of the year' at Ghana Media and Entrepreneurship awards — Starr Fm". Retrieved 2021-12-08.
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