9 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁then ▁posted ▁to ▁ ▁the ▁United ▁Nation , ▁Gh ana ▁P erman ent ▁Mission ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁where ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁Cons ular , ▁and ▁Gh ana ' s ▁delegate ▁on ▁the ▁Second ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁. ▁Having ▁returned ▁from ▁her ▁mission ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Mer cy ▁occupied ▁the ▁position , ▁acting ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Organ izations ▁and ▁Con ferences ▁Bureau ▁at ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Mer cy ▁served ▁as ▁Minister - Cons ular ▁at ▁the ▁Gh ana ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Bonn ▁and ▁continued ▁at ▁the ▁Gh ana ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Berlin ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁She ▁then ▁proceeded ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁she ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁Gh ana ▁P erman ent ▁Mission ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Office ▁in ▁Gene va ▁as ▁Minister ▁and ▁Deput y ▁P erman ent ▁Represent ative ▁till ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁High ▁Commission er ▁by ▁former ▁President ▁John ▁Mah ama . ▁Before ▁her ▁appointment ▁as ▁Secretary ▁to ▁Cab inet ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁Gh ana ' s ▁High ▁Commission er