borkenaDecember 27,2018On Monday,this week, the office of the president disclosed that President Sahlework Zewde appointed 20 new ambassadors but details of the countries to which they are appointed remained confidential. Fitsum Arega started with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration as chief of staff in the office of the prime minister. And now he is appointed as Ethiopian ambassador to the United States, probably an indication how important economic diplomacy is to Abiy Ahmed’s administration and how important the US is to Abiy Ahmed’s administration. Spokesperson in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Meles Alem, is appointed as Ethiopia’s ambassador to Kenya. The full list of Ambassadors and the countries and/or areas of their diplomatic missions is as follows:1.

Source: Ethiopian News December 27, 2018 22:52 UTC