▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Patri otic ▁Party ▁of ▁Gh ana . ▁She ▁is ▁currently ▁Gh ana ' s ▁High ▁Commission er ▁to ▁Mal ta , ▁having ▁assumed ▁office ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Amb assador ial ▁appointment ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Gh ana ian ▁President ▁N ana ▁Ak uf o - Add o ▁named ▁Mer cy ▁B am po ▁Add o ▁as ▁Gh ana ' s ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Mal ta . ▁She ▁was ▁among ▁ 2 2 ▁other ▁distinguished ▁Gh ana ians ▁who ▁were ▁named ▁to ▁head ▁various ▁diplom atic ▁miss ions ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : High ▁Commission ers ▁of ▁Gh ana ▁to ▁Mal ta ▁Category : G h ana ian ▁women ▁in ▁politics ▁Category : G h ana ian ▁women ▁diplom ats ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Andrew ▁Del ano ▁Abb ott ▁( born ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁soci ologist ▁and ▁social ▁the or ist ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁His ▁research ▁topics ▁range ▁from ▁occup ations ▁and ▁prof essions ▁to ▁the ▁philosophy ▁of ▁methods , ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁academic ▁discipl ines , ▁to ▁the ▁soci ology ▁of ▁knowledge . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Journal ▁of ▁Soci ology ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁Abb ott ▁attended ▁Phill ips ▁Academy