J. L. S. Abbey

J. L. S. Abbey
Ghana Ambassador to the United States of America
In office
17 December 1990 – 11 August 1994
Appointed byJohn Jerry Rawlings
Preceded byEric Kwamina Otoo
Succeeded byEkwow Spio-Garbrah
Ghana High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office
30 September 1986 – 17 December 1990
Appointed byJohn Jerry Rawlings
Preceded byKenneth Dadzie
Succeeded byK. B. Asante
Ghana High Commissioner to Canada
In office
6 March 1984 – 30 September 1986
Appointed byJohn Jerry Rawlings
Preceded byWilliam Bedford Van Lare
Succeeded byOliver Kenneth Kofi Lawluvi
Commissioner for Economic Planning
In office
May 1978 – September 1979
Appointed byIgnatius Kutu Acheampong
Preceded byRobert K. A. Gardiner
Succeeded byAmon Nikoi
Personal details
Born
Joseph Leo Seko Abbey

(1940-08-15) 15 August 1940 (age 84)
Gold Coast
NationalityGhanaian
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • diplomat

Joseph Leo Seko Abbey was a Ghanaian economist, politician and diplomat.[1] He served as Ghana's Commissioner for Economic Planning from 1978 to 1979. He was Ghana High Commissioner to Canada from 1984 to 1986, Ghana High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1986 to 1990, and Ghana Ambassador to the United States of America from 1990 to 1994.

  1. ^ Hutchinson, John (26 August 1999). The Hutchinson Encyclopedia Of Modern Political Biography. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8133-3741-8.