Early Life and Education
Quaison-Sackey was born at Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana. He received his early education in Ghana at Mfantsipim at Cape Coast in the Central Region and Achimota College near Accra. He then proceeded to the United Kingdom where he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the Exeter College, Oxford University, graduating with an honours degree. He also studied international relations and international law at the London School of Economics after being appointed one of Ghana's first Foreign Service Officers.
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