Mercy Bampo Addo

Mercy Bampo Addo is a Ghanaian diplomat and a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana.^[2] She is currently Ghana's High Commissioner to Malta, having assumed office in July 2017.^[3] Between 2003 and 2009 she was the Deputy Minister and speech writer for the President of Ghana.^[4]

She taught History and Current Affairs at the secondary school level for three and a half years.^[5][6] She worked as a Public Relations practitioner for over two decades first in Ghana’s Cocoa Industry and later, at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).^[7]

Subsequently, Addo transitioned to public administration communications, taking up position at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), where she handled public relations and related administrative duties.^[8]

Bampo Addo graduated from the University of Ghana, Legon, and holds a master’s degree in governance and leadership, a Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Communication as well as an Honours degree in History.^[9]

She later pursued advanced studies attaining a Master of Art in Governance and leadership from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration.^[10]After completing her bachelor's degree, Bampo Addo taught History and Current Affairs at the secondary school level for three and a half years, applying her academic training in educational settings.^[11]

In July 2017, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo named Mercy Bampo Addo as Ghana's ambassador to Malta. She was among 22 other distinguished Ghanaians who were named to head various diplomatic missions in the world.^{[12][13][14][15]}

Mercy Bampo Addo is married to Prof. Samuel Tetteh Addo, a professor of Geography of the University of Ghana. They have five children.^[16][17]

Bampo Addo's work supports vulnerable women and young people in deprived communities by helping them secure credit and work-related equipment to boost their productivity and economic output. Additionally, she engages in counselling for unemployed Ghanaian youth, aiming to foster a mindset shift that opens opportunities in both formal and informal sectors.^[18]