Kenneth Dadzie

He served twice as the Ghanaian High Commissioner to the Court of St James's (UK) and was also the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) between 1986 and 1994.

[3] He was appointed by Jerry Rawlings as Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom during the era of the Provisional National Defence Council in 1982 and continued in this position till the end of 1985.

He was also instrumental in the organisation adopting a "New Partnership for Development" at UNCTAD VIII in 1992 in Cartagena, Colombia.

[2][3] Kenneth Dadzie died in London aged 65, after a stroke,[1] while still serving as the Ghana High Commissioner to UK.

[4] A special meeting of the Economic and Social Council was held during which tributes were paid to his immense contribution to the United Nations and especially UNCTAD.