Ebenezer Akuete

Ebenezer Amatei Akuete (born 8 December 1935) is a Ghanaian diplomat and economic consultant. He served as chargé d'affaires of the Ghana Embassy in the United States of America from January 1982 to December 1982.

Early life and education Akuete was born on 8 December 1935. He had his early education at Osu Presbyterian Boarding School, Salem where he completed in 1951. In 1952, he won a Director of Education scholarship to study at the Accra Academy and he graduated in 1955. From 1958 to 1961, he studied at the University of Ghana on a Ghana Government Scholarship. He was responsible for Ghana's diplomatic relations with Cuba. He was later made counsellor and head of chancery of the Ghana Embassy to Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. He succeeded Moses Kwasi Agyeman who was then minister-counsellor of the embassy. He became Ghana's ambassador to the United States of America on 15 January 1982, and served in this capacity until 9 December 1982 serving in this capacity as chargé d'affaires. He was succeeded by Eric Kwamina Otoo. Akuete became a principal secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in September 1983. Akuete is a Christian and a member of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana.