Abbot Low Moffat (May 12, 1901 – April 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from New York.

He then traveled around Asia and Australia for some time, and became interested in history and geography.

He proposed, and then sponsored legislation, to build the New York State Thruway.

Moffat resigned his seat on August 16, 1943, to accept a post at the U.S. Department of State.

[2] He headed the department's South-East Asia Division from 1944 to 1947, then served in a variety of diplomatic posts: from 1947 to 1948 in Greece, from 1948 to 1950 in Great Britain, from 1950 to 1952 in Burma, and from 1957 to 1960 in Ghana.