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Ethiopia will intensify its efforts towards the construction of the GERD (Jun 12, 2013)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has previously issued a statement on the unhelpful and unnecessary propaganda campaign being carried out by some Egyptian politicians, civil society leaders and political parties about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). .more

Dr. Tedros : Ethiopia will never halt construction of the Dam (Jun 11, 2013)

Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom met Mr. Jean Asselborn, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Luxembourg today (June 10th), with discussions covering Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan and International Criminal Court’s indictment of Kenyan political leaders as well as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) .more
Egypt goes to war over Nile only ‘if leaders go mad’
Addis Ababa, June 12 (WIC) - The construction of the Renaissance Dam is a major undertaking of Ethiopia to lead the country out of poverty and no one has the power to halt the construction project, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn reiterates the stance of his government. more
PM Hailemariam to visit China this week
Addis Ababa, June 11 (WIC) - Prime Minister Hailemariam is scheduled to pay an official visit to the Peoples Republic of China from June 12th to June 15th at the invitation of the Chinese Government. more
Dr. Tedros : Ethiopia will never halt construction of the Dam (Jun 11, 2013)
Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom met Mr. Jean Asselborn, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Luxembourg today (June 10th), with discussions covering Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan and International Criminal Court’s indictment of Kenyan political leaders as well as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).  more

Prime Minister Hailemariam visiting China this week (Jun 10, 2013)

Prime Minister Hailemariam is scheduled to pay an official visit to the Peoples Republic of China from June 12th to June 15th at the invitation of the Chinese Government.  .more

Sudan’s Information Minister support Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam (Jun 10, 2013)

Sudan’s Information Minister and government spokesperson, Ahmed Bilal Osman, emphasized over the weekend that Sudan would benefit from the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam. At a press conference in Khartoum, the Minister Osman said that the ten-member International Panel which included representatives from Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt as well as international experts and which produced its final report last week had dispelled all concerns raised about the dam. .more
Ethiopia seeks win-win relations with Egypt
Addis Ababa, June 6, 2013 (WIC) ¬- The Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a press release that the comments of Egyptians politicians these past days have been unhelpful to the win-win relations Ethiopia and Egypt deserves to establish, according to MoFA.. more
AGOA Mid-Term Review Meeting Kicks off At the World Bank Headquarters
/ By: Tsehaye Debalkew, Washington DC, May 30, 2013/
 
A two-day confab of AGOA /African Growth and Opportunity Act/ Mid-Term Review under the theme "Sustainable Transformation through Trade and Technology” opened here yesterday with the active participation of the leaders of the entire member countries representing the African continent and the African Union Mission to the USA. more
Ethiopia celebrating the 22nd anniversary of Ginbot-20 (May 28, 2013)
Ethiopia today (May 28th) is celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the fall of the dictatorial regime and the coming into power of a new democratic Government with federal structure and having a new Constitution with provisions of human and democratic rights including equality of nations and nationalities based on understanding and shared respect.  more

The 21st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union ends (May 27, 2013)

The 21st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union closed today with a speech from the Chairperson of the African Union, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia. .more
Prime Minister Hailemariam holds talks with US Secretary of State Kerry (May 25, 2013)
Prime Minister Hailemariam met this morning (May 25th) with US Secretary of State John Kerry who came to Addis Ababa to attend the 5Oth anniversary celebrations of the OAU/AU.  more

The 50th Anniversary Summit of the OAU/AU opens in Addis Ababa (May 25, 2013)

The Special Summit of African Heads of State and Government to commemorate the 50thAnniversary of the OAU/AU opened this morning in Addis Ababa. At the ceremony in Addis Ababa leaders from around the world gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the African Union's existence, highlighting five decades of progress in Africa. .more
Dr. Tedros and US Secretary of State John Kerry hold Joint Press conference (May 25, 2013)
Following a meeting between Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and US Secretary of State John Kerry, Dr. Tedros and Secretary Kerry gave a joint press conference. more
Ambassador Berhane holds talks with Spain’s Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (May 24, 2013)
State Minister Ambassador Berhane Gebrechristos today received a delegation of high level officials led by Juan Lopez-Doriga , Secretary General of the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Under-Secretary For Foreign Affairs  and International Cooperation. . more
IGAD Heads of State and Government Summit: Friday (May 25, 2013)
The 22nd IGAD Extraordinary Session of the IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government was held Friday evening (May 24th).. more

The 50th Anniversary of the Golden Jubilee of the AU Colorfully Marked in Washington D.C,
Tsehaye Debalkew, May 24, 2013

The 50th Anniversary of the Golden Jubilee of the African Union was colorfully celebrated in Washington D.C in the presence of high-level U.S. government Officials, Ambassadors and Diplomats stationed in the capital.. .more

Leaders of different countries attend OAU/AU 50th anniversary

Addis Ababa, May 24, 2013 (WIC) ¬ - Some 20 leaders of African States and other countries will take part in the 50th anniversary of the OAU/AU, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. .more
Ambassador Berhane holds talks with Spain’s Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (May 24, 2013)
State Minister Ambassador Berhane Gebrechristos today received a delegation of high level officials led by Juan Lopez-Doriga , Secretary General of the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Under-Secretary For Foreign Affairs  and International Cooperation. . more
IGAD’s Council of Ministers holds a meeting in advance of the IGAD Summit (May 24, 2013)
Dr. Tedros Adhanom, Foreign Minister of Ethiopia and current chair of the IGAD Executive Council opened today’s 48th Extra-ordinary meeting of the IGAD Council of Ministers. Welcoming the new Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Kenya, Amina Abdella, he expressed his belief that the council would benefit from her long experience and background.more
Working Breakfast on MDGs to SDGs (May 24, 2013)
Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Special Advisor to UN Secretary General. Ban Ki-moon, and Director of the Earth Institute of Columbia University, gave a breakfast briefing this morning to Foreign Ministers on the Millennium Development Goals and what should inform Africa’s position on the formulation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) and in particular the campaign to have one million community health workers operating in Africa by 2015. . more
The Executive Council adopts the declaration of the 50th anniversary of the OAU/AU (May 23, 2013)
The 23rd session of the Executive Council of the AU has today (May 23rd) adopted the draft proclamation submitted by the Permanent Representatives Committee as a declaration. more

Loan agreement signed for 756km Addis Ababa/Sebeta-Djibouti railway project

Addis Ababa, May 23/2013 (WIC) - Ethiopia, Djibouti and China here on Wednesday signed a loan agreement amounting to over two billion USD for construction of 756km Addis Ababa/Sebeta-Djibouti railway project. more

U.S firms speak of Ethiopia’s fast growing economy

Addis Ababa May 23/2013 Representatives of eight U.S firms said that Ethiopia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, the U.S. Embassy here said. According to a statement the Embassy sent to ENA on Wednesday, the representatives drawn from the State of Illinois made the statement following their visit to Addis Ababa from 13-15 May 2013. .more
Ethiopian Delegation in the US for Leadership, Management Skill up-grading Training
Tsehaye Debalkew, Washington D.C., May 17, 2013
A high level Ethiopian delegation drawn from the Regional states, the Federal government and from various departments in the Ministry of Education wrapped up a two-week skill up-grading courses sponsored by the World Bank in Virginia to-day . more
A Lavish Annual Touring Event of Passport DC, Celebrated At the Ethiopian Embassy!!!
Tsehaye Debalkew, May 4, 2013, Washington DC/
A day-long over the top annual event dubbed "Passport DC, Around the World Embassy Tour" highlighting Ethiopian cultural and societal values which attracted thousands of residents of the Washington Metropolitan hub was colorfully held with burlesque and parody in the premises of the Chancery of the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington Dc. today, May 4, 2013. more
Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom Conducts Interactive Dialogue with Members of the Ethiopian Diaspora in D.C.
Tsehaye Debalkew, Washington D.C. April 28, 2013
Dr.Tedros Adhanom, Foreign Minister of Ethiopia held two separate meetings and conferred with members of the Ethiopian Diaspora community and Medical and Health Care Professionals in Washington D.C. While addressing members of the Ethiopian community numbering in the hundreds at the auditorium of the Chancery of the Ethiopian Embassy, the FM remarked that so far major economic and social activities have been undertaken. more
Deputy Premier Spearheads Partnership Voyage Among Ethiopia-US Universities
Tsehaye Debalkew, April 25, 2013
A high calibre delegation drawn from thirteen Ethiopian Universities under the stewardship of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Demeke Mekonnen are currently calling on Universities across the US in a bid to establish a strong bonding and partnership between the two countries' Centres of Higher Learning. more
Ethiopia Commended for Excellence in Education, is Tapped to Earn $ 432 Million in Support of its All-Round Success!!
Tsehaye Debalkew Washington D.C. April 21, 2013
Ethiopia has been hailed as a success story for its performance in spearheading Education For All and its all-out drive to meet The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) set for the sector. The praise was showered by bilateral and multilateral donor participants during an extraordinary global ‘Spring Meeting of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund’ held on 17 April, 2013 at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. more
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Untitled Document
Welcome to the Embassy of Ethiopia
Washington DC
United States of America
Special Envoy, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Ambassador Girma Birru

Biography
Reportage on the recently held meeting with Diaspora Ethiopians.
The foreign ministry held the meeting with Diaspora Ethiopians from all over the world to discuss on new policy on Diaspora and on ways to engage the large Diaspora population on development.

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Report by Tamrat Yemane, Addis Ababa Ethiopia June 2013

An interview of Minister Counselor Melaku Bedada from the Embassy of Ethiopia in D.C. with Tsehaye Debalkew of Selam radio.
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