Joseph Leo Seko Abbey

Joseph Leo Seko Abbey (born 15 August 1940) was a Ghanaian economist, politician and diplomat. 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.

Early life and education Abbey was born on 15 August 1940 in Accra, Gold Coast, the son of Robert Mensah Abbey, a Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament during the first republic. In 1965, he enrolled at the Iowa State University for his graduate studies in statistics. a programme that advocated the use of orthodox financial and fiscal means to tackle the crippling economy. According to him "Ghana had been declared a "worst case situation" by the World Bank. But the Bank and the IMF were prepared to help in return for serious economic restructuring".

He later requested for a diplomatic appointment and on 6 March 1984, he was appointed Ghana's High Commissioner to Canada. He held this post until 30 September 1986 when he was made Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. On 17 December 1990 he was appointed Ghana's Ambassador to the United States of America. He served in this capacity until 11 August 1994.