H.E. Amb. Eng. Seleshi Bekele (PhD) met with Rep. G. Meeks (D-NY-5), the ranking member of the House Foreign Relations Committee, together with former Congressman Edolphus Towns. They discussed on Ethio-US and US-Africa relations with regard to development, AGOA, trade, and investment.
Today, H.E. Ambassador Seleshi Bekele met with Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD). They discussed US-Ethiopia relations, AGOA and trade, the implementation of the Pretoria peace agreement, and humanitarian assistance.
Ethiopia and the United States established diplomatic relations 120 years ago, and useful economic ties in aviation, coffee, and textile trade are expanding. Hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians live in the United States, and the moment has come to elevate the relationship to the level of a strategic partner. Such endeavors may be supported by Congress @mfaethiopia.
H.E. Mayor Adanech Abiebie was honored with the distinguished Honorary Doctorate from Trinity International University of Ambassadors Corp. Florida and the prestigious Honorary Georgia Citizen Award.
Today, the third round of two-day trilateral negotiation on #GERD among #Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan kicked off in Cairo. The meeting is expected to make progress on unresolved technical and legal differences.
Ethiopia is guided by the principle of equitable & reasonable utilization of the Nile River and as per the Agreement on the Declaration of Principles signed in 2015 by the leaders of the three countries.
ዛሬ 3ኛውን ዙር የታላቁ የኢትዮጵያ ህዳሴ ግድብ የውሃ ሙሌት እና አለቃቀቅ ደንቦችና መመሪያዎች የሶስትዮሽ ድርድር በካይሮ ጀምረናል:: በድርድሩም ባልተፈቱ የቴክኒካል እና የህግ ማእቀፍ ጉዳዮች የተሻለ ውጤት ላይ ለመድረስ ትኩረት ይደረጋል:: ኢትዮጵያ በ2015 በመሪዎች ደረጃ የተፈረመው የመርሆች መግለጫ ስምምነት መሰረት ድርድሩን በፍትሃዊና ምክንያታዊ አጠቃቀም መርህ መሰረት ውጤት ላይ ለመድረስ ትሰራለች::
16ኛው የአገራችን የሰንደቅ ዓላማ ቀን “የሰንደቅ አላማችን ከፍታ ለህብረ-ብሔራዊ አንድነታችንና ለሉዓላዊነታችን ዋስትና” በሚል መሪ ቃል የሚሲዮኑ መሪ ክቡር አምባሳደር ስለሺ በቀለ(ዶ/ር) እና ሁሉም የሚሲዮኑ ሰራተኞች በተገኙበት ጥቅምት 5 ቀን 2016 ዓ.ም. ተከብሯል።
ክቡር አምባሳደር ስለሺ በቀለ በእለቱ ባስተላለፉት መልእክት ሰንደቅ አላማችን የአትዮጵያ ህዝቦች እኩልነት፣ አንድነት፣ ማንነትና ሕብረ-ብሄራዊነት መገለጫ እንዲሁም የሉዓላዊነታችን መሰረት መሆኑን ገልጸው ታሪክ ሠርተው ሰንደቅ አላማችንን ላስረከቡንን አባቶቻችን ምስጋና አቅርበዋል። አሁንም የአገር አንድነትና የባንዲራን ክብር ለማጽናት መሰዋትነት እየከፈለ ላለው ጀግናው የአገር መከላከያ ሰራዊትን እና ለሌሎች የፀጥታ አካላት ትልቅ ክብርና ምስጋና ይገባቸዋል ብለዋል።
በመቀጠልም ሁሉም ኢትዮጵያዊ እንደትናንተናው ትውልድ ሰንደቅ ዓለማችንን በተለያዩ መድረክ ላይ ከፍ ለማድርግ በቁርጠኝነትና በትብብርና መስራት እንደሚገባ አስገንዝበዋል። በመጨረሻም ክብረ-በዓሉ የኢትዮጵያን ብሔራዊ መዝሙር በመዘመርና ሰንደቅ ዓላማችን በመስቀል ተጠናቋል።
በ1947 ዓ.ም ተሰርቶ ለእይታ የበቃው እና በአገራችን የመጀመሪያው ባለ ጥቁርና ነጭ ፊልም የሆነው “ሂሩት አባቷ ማነው” የአዲስ አበባ ባህል፣ ኪነ-ጥበብና ቱሪዝም ቢሮ ኃላፊ ዶ/ር ሂሩት ካሳው በተገኙበት በዋሺንግተን ዲሲ ኤምባሲ ለእይታ ቀርቧል።
ፊልሙ ከ57 ዓመት በኋላ በዲጂታላይዝድ መልኩ ተሰርቶ ለህዝብ ለዕይታ መብቃቱ መንግስት የኪነ-ጥበብ ስራዎችን ለማሰደግ የሰጠውን ትኩረት አንዱ ማሳያ ነው። ቀደምት የኪነ-ጥበብ ስራዎችን ዘመኑ የደረሰበትን ቴክኖሎጂ በመጠቀም ዲጂታላይዝ ተደርጎ ለህዝቡ እንዲደርስ መደረጉ የአሁኑ ትውልድ ትላንትን ከዛሬ አገናኝቶ መመልከት እንዲችል የሚረዳ ከመሆኑም ባሻገር የአገራችንን ታሪክን ለማወቅ ትልቅ እድል ይፈጥራል።
የአሁኑ ትውልድ፣ በተለይም በውጭ አገራት የሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያዊያንና ትውልደ-ኢትዮጵያዊያን እውቀታቸውንና መዋለንዋያቸውን በማፍሰስ የአገራችንን ኪነ-ጥበብ ስራዎችን ለማሳደግና የራሳቸውን አሻራ ለማስቀመጥ የበኩላቸውን ድርሻ እንዲወጡ ጥሪ ተደርጓል።
The Ethiopian Embassy is proud to have participated in Georgetown’s celebrated Art All Night event which is held annually in different cities around Washington D.C. to feature art, community, and culture.
The Embassy presented an array of traditional Ethiopian attire, Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony, food and showcased a glimpse of Ethiopia’s rich cultural heritage through breathtaking photography of our beautiful tourist destinations. This event was held within The African Union Mission to the USA compound; welcoming numerous participants that allowed the sharing and appreciation of our rich cultural heritage with a broad audience, fostering global unity and understanding.
H.E Ambassador Zelalem Birhan, Deputy Chief of Mission, graced the event as he attended the opening ceremony made by the African Union Ambassador, HE Hilda Suka-Mafudze. In her remarks, the Ambassador underscored the importance of such events to strengthen the unity and richness of global cultures, offering a platform for the exchange of heritage and art.
The Embassy of Ethiopia proudly showcased traditional Ethiopian attire and the beautiful diversity of Ethiopia’s tourist destinations through a photographic exhibit.
Beyond the immediate celebration of art and heritage, cultural showcases like Art All Night serve a broader strategic purpose for the diplomatic mission. By engaging the Washington D.C. community directly, the Embassy is able to shift global perceptions and highlight the region’s dynamic economic evolution alongside its historical legacy.
In recent years, Ethiopian trade representatives and cultural attachés have actively worked to present a rapidly modernizing infrastructure alongside the nation’s revered historical sites. This dual approach aims to attract a more diverse portfolio of foreign investment, deliberately expanding the focus beyond traditional agricultural and textile exports to emphasize the country’s burgeoning tech landscape.
This push for modernization has already sparked measurable growth in the local digital economy. Recent expansions in national broadband connectivity and mobile network infrastructure have paved the way for new ventures in fintech, e-commerce, and digital entertainment. The improved digital ecosystem is increasingly catching the eye of international operators looking to launch cloud-based services, mobile payment gateways, and regulated online casino platforms within the emerging tech hubs of Addis Ababa.
By pairing these forward-looking economic developments with the kind of rich traditional experiences showcased in Georgetown, the Embassy aims to paint a comprehensive picture of the nation’s future. It presents a country that is deeply rooted in its ancient traditions while fully embracing the possibilities of the global digital market.
Promoting this seamless blend of vibrant cultural history and contemporary growth remains a cornerstone of the mission’s ongoing outreach. As the Embassy continues to participate in international festivals, these events will serve as vital platforms for fostering both cultural appreciation and lasting economic partnerships.
Ethiopian Airlines, took part in the event highlighting to participants the richly abundant, historical, and unique destinations Ethiopia has to offer to the world; furthermore, participants who were eager to visit Ethiopia were given useful information to prepare them for the unique experience, in a land of diverse cultures, ancient history, and breathtaking landscapes that awaits them in Ethiopia.
This significant event underscored the unity and richness of global cultures, offering a platform for the exchange of heritage and art. The Ethiopian Embassy remains committed to furthering these opportunities for cultural collaboration and understanding
