Entries by Embassy Content Editor

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received Dr.Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (December 7, 2019)

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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received at his office today, Dr.Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission and Ms. Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships. President Ursula expressed her joy in making Ethiopia her first destination after assuming her post and affirmed that the cooperation between the Commission and Ethiopia will continue. In […]

Defense Minister, U.S. Assistant Secretary Discuss Peace, Security in Horn of Africa (December 6, 2019)

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Ethiopian Defense Minister Lemma Megersa held talks with Tibor Nagy, Assistant Secretary for U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs in Washington yesterday. The two sides discussed the importance of maintaining peace and security in the Horn of Africa. “Ethiopia’s peacekeeping deployments to Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan are vital contributions to the region,” Nagy […]

Readout of U.S.-Ethiopia Bilateral Defense Committee (December 04, 2019)

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Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs Pete Marocco and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Minister of Defense Lemma Megerssa co-chaired the 9th annual U.S.-Ethiopia Bilateral Defense Committee in Washington, District of Columbia, Dec. 4. During the visit, the United States and Ethiopia shared views on regional security, peacekeeping, intelligence and military relations, […]

Ethio-US Bilateral Defense Committee Meeting Held in Washington DC (December 3, 2019)

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An Ethiopian delegation led by Minister of Defence, Lemma Megerssa, took part at the Ethio-US Bilateral Defense Committee meeting held in Washington DC. Chief of Staff of the National Defense Forces, General Adem Mohammed and other senior military officers, also attended the meeting. The US side was represented by a delegation led by Major General […]

The second annual meeting of Ethio-American financial experts was held in Virginia (December 1, 2019)

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The Second Annual Conference of ESFP held on Sunday, December 1st, 2019 in Virginia, under the theme “Investment Opportunities in Ethiopia.” H.E Ambassador Fitsum Arega talked about various investment opportunities in Ethiopia and thanked the finance professionals for their volunteerism and helping each other. He also urged and encouraged them to continue promoting and invest […]

Ethiopia Launches New Economic Reform Agenda (November 21, 2019)

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Lawrence Freeman In the last decade, Ethiopia, the second most populated nation in Africa with over 100 million people, has become a leader in economic growth. This is the result of the leadership’s commitment to the continuation of the previous government’s developmental state model, which directed public credit to finance vital infrastructure projects. Now, under new […]

Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew Holds Discussion with EU Ambassadors (November 20, 2019)

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The Ethiopian Foreign Minister H.E. Gedu Andargachew today (November, 20) met and held discussions with resident European Union Ambassadors led by H.E. Ambassador Johan Borgsatm. The meeting was held in accordance with Article 8 dialogue of the Cotonou agreement that was signed to regulate cooperation between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific […]