Ken Kanda

Ken Kanda is a Ghanaian diplomat. He was the Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations and succeeded by Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee in 2015.

Early life and education Kanda was born at Kpandu in the Volta Region of Ghana. He attended Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Senior High School. He later obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1975 from the University of Ghana where he studied Political science and Modern history. He also received a graduate diploma in international studies three years later. He was also a Hubert Humphrey Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, New Jersey, United States.

Career Kanda entered the Ghanaian foreign service in 1976 and served in various capacities in places including Copenhagen and Bonn.

From 2011 to 2014 Kanda was a Vice-President of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court.

Family Kanda is married with four daughters.