Ethiopia’s President Sahle-Work Zewde has appointed 27 ambassadors. Out of the 27 ambassadors appointed, 16 are Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, according to a statement issued by the office.
Among the list of appointees are General Bacha Debele and General Hassen Ibrahim, two senior army generals of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), who have become familiar faces following the war in Tigray which started in November 2020.
Dr. Sileshi Bekele, former Minister of Water and Irrigation and currently the Chief Negotiator and Advisor on Transboundary Rivers and GERD to the federal republic of Ethiopia was also in appointed. The letter from the President said she has appointed the ambassadors to various positions in accordance with Article 71, Sub-Article 3 of the FDRE Constitution.
The appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary are:
Tefera Derbew
Dessie Dalkie
Dr. Sileshi Bekele
General Bacha Debele
General Hassen Ibrahim
Shitaye Minaye (female)
Professor Fekadu Beyene
Reshad Mohammad
Jemal Beker
Feysel Aliy
Isayas Gota
Tsega’ab Kibebew
Tafa Tulu
Dr. Genet Teshome (female)
Daba Debele
Fekadu Beyene
Ambassadors:
Asaye Almayehu
Hailay Birhane
Awol Wegris
Bizunesh Meseret (female)
Anteneh Tariku
Aklilu Kebede
Seid Mohammad
Yosef Kasaye
Zelalem Birhan
Firtuna Dibako (female)
Workalemahu Desta.