The President of the Ghana Advocacy Group (GAG), Forensic Psychologist and Fraud Investigator, Dr. Kwame Agyemang Boakye Danquah has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the U.S President Volunteer Service Awards (PVSA).
Prior to that he was awarded the Gold Medal Award under the same scheme. The event was held at the Hilton Long Island in New York on December 2, 2022.
The PVSA is a civil award bestowed by the President of the United States. It was founded by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation to recognize and acknowledge individuals, families and organizations within the American Society whose actions and services positively impact their communities and those around them.
Dr. Boakye Danquah was recognized for his role in spearheading change and impacting the lives of people in the Diaspora.
Through the Ghana Advocacy Group (GAG), a think tank platform which he founded for Ghanaians living in the diaspora as well as in Ghana to dialogue and engage on developmental issues facing Ghana and Africa as a whole, Dr. Boakye Danquah was instrumental in the implementation of the Year of Return, Ghana 2019, for Africans in the Diaspora to unite Africans on the continent with Africans in the diaspora.
Dr. Danquah is the first Ghanaian in the United States to use pageantry to promote Ghana’s Culture and Tourism potential in the diaspora. He was presented the highest award given to a Ghanaian in the United States by Lieutenant General Joseph Henry Smith, former Ghana Ambassador to the US for his outstanding work in promoting Ghana’s Culture and Tourism through mediums such as his online radio station, Ghana Tourist Coach Radio.
Also, in recognition for his outstanding service and dedication to his community he was awarded an Executive Citation as a Men Impact Change 2018 Business and Legacy Building Honoree by the Mayor of the City of Baltimore.
An appreciation award was bestowed to Dr. Boakye Danquah by Friends of Aisha Braveboy Campaign Office this year for his commitment and continuous support of Honourable State Attorney Aisha Braveboy Campaign.
He is also a business magnate with companies in the Tourism, Health, Insurance, Media and Communication industries.
Speaking at the gala, Dr. Danquah expressed his profound gratitude to the PVSA for the recognition of his hard work, saying he is encouraged to continue to champion initiatives that bring about positive societal change and impact Ghana and the African continent.
The President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation was created by U.S. President George W. Bush in January 2003 by executive order.
The PVSA is an annual event that takes place in United States. The awards gala was organized by Mac/Ban ARTS INC and this year’s honorees included Dr. Ron Kenoly and Dr. Michael K. Obeng.
