His Excellency Mr. Kofi Sekyiamah is in his late sixties and was educated at the University of Ghana (Legon) and the Institute of Public Administration, Greenhill, Ghana. 

High Commissioner Kofi Sekyiamah was recruited into the Ghana Foreign Service in 1964, joining the African Affairs Secretariat which was under the direct supervision of the First President of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

His professional training was at Oxford University, Dag Hammarskjöld Institute Uppsala and the WB Economic Development Institute.

The High Commissioner's diplomatic postings has been in Tanzania as 1st Secretary and Ag High Commissioner, the United Nations where he was responsible for 3rd Committee matters and Brussels covering ACP/EEC Relations as Minister-Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission.

At the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Sekyiamah was a Member of the Human Rights Commission, Member of the Committee on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities and Chairman of the Working Group on Violation of Human Rights.  He was also Chairman of the NGO Committee of the Economic and Social Council and one-time Vice President of the UN General Assembly.

After 20 years active service in the Foreign Service, Mr. Sekyiamah was seconded to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, as Head of International Economic Relations for 4 years.

He has also seen service in Ghana's Ministry of Trade and Industry, as Director of Exports; and Director of the Information Services Department of Ghana.

Mr. Sekyiamah finally retired from the Civil Service as Chief Director of the Ministry of Information.

Significant National Assignments have been

Chairman, Ghana Millennium Commission

Vice-Chairman, National Celebration Planning Committee

Chairman, Publicity Committee, 40th Anniversary of Ghana's Independence

Chairman, Publicity Committee, Visit to Ghana of President Clinton, Queen Elizabeth, President Ghadaffii, the Sultan of Brunei, etc

International Awards and Assignments have been:

Certificate of Recognition by the UN as one-time Chairman of ECOSOC Committee on NGOs, and

Amnesty International 3rd Sean McBride Lecturer

His Excellency assumed the position of High Commissioner for Australia from his private consultancy - Prime Events Consult - a media, public relations and events management agency.

The High Commissioner's sporting interest is squash.

He is married with three children.