Ethiopia’s President Sahle-Work Zewde gave full promotion to 20 ambassadors to be appointed overseas. This is the first time the President appointed new ambassadors since taking office last October. Among the appointees, six were women and includes prominent figures like W/ro Mulu Solomon.
Also, Ato Fitsum Arega who was the former chief of staff for PM Abiy Ahmed administration and investment commissioner was appointed as Ethiopia’s Ambassador to the US. Among the total of twenty appointees, four of them were former ambassadors including Ambassador Suleyman Dedefo and Ambassador Teshome Toga
You can read the full list of appointees below
- Ato Zenebe Kebede
- Ambassador Suleyman Dedefo
- W/ro Mulu Solomon
- Ato Abdulaziz Mohammed
- W/ro Nasise Chali
- Ato Hassan Taju
- Ato Reta Alemu
- Ato Henok Tefera
- Ato Alemetsahay Meseret
- Doctor Tizita Mulugeta
- Ambassador Tesfaye Yilema
- Ambassador Teshome Toga
- Ato Teferi Tadese
- Ato Fitsum Arega
- Doctor Addisu Gebregezabiher
- Ato Million Samuel
- Ato Meles Alem
- Ato Berhane Fisseha
- Doctor Ayenorat Mohammed
- Ambassador Samia Zakaria