H.E Ambassador Seleshi Bekele attended the inaugural celebration of St. John the Baptist and St. Arsema Monastery in San Miguel, California
At the occasion Ambassador Seleshi made speech, congratulated the church goers and those worked tirelessly this symbolic monastery come to reality.
He also related the Church’s longstanding role in promoting Ethiopia’s cultural mosaic, history and unity in the USA.
His Holiness Abune Theophilos, Archbishop of Northern California, Nevada, and Arizona Diocese of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church and Member of the Holy Synod, praised those contributed to the purchase of the Monastery’s land and built infrastructure.
His Holiness mentioned Ethiopians across the USA and back home, from different religious backgrounds, passionately supported this Holy initiative.
According to the committee heads of the monastery, schools, meeting halls and other social engagement facilities will be developed to teach Ethiopia’s history culture, art and moral values, especially focusing the 2nd and 3rd generation of Ethiopian Americans.
On another note, over the weekend, the Embassy has closely worked with State Department officials and Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Ministry in coordinating efforts of repatriating diplomatic members from US citizens in Khartoum.
For this successful support, the US government has lauded the Government of Ethiopia and the Ethiopian National Defense Forces.
Lastly, H.E Ambassador Seleshi Bekele, representing Ethiopia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Irrigation & Lowlands of Ethiopia and The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
This agreement expected to expand the efforts of improving water management strategies and climate resilient development; especially in the drought prone and lowlands of Ethiopia.
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