President Barrack Obama of the United States of America will pay a state visit to Ghana from Friday, July 10 to Saturday July 11, 2009.

He will be accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Michelle Obama and other government officials. This was contained in a statement issued to the Ghana News Agency by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration in Accra on Saturday.

During his visit, President Obama will hold bilateral talks with his Ghanaian counterpart, President John Evans Atta Mills, aimed at strengthening the fraternal relations existing between the two countries.

The US President and his delegation will also visit the Cape Coast Castle.