Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ethiopia)

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Jurisdiction Ethiopia		Headquarters Addis Ababa

Agency executive Tedros Adhanom, Minister

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር) is the Ethiopian government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Ethiopia.

The current ministry was established 23 August 1995 with the passing of Proclamation 4-1995, which also established the other 14 original Ministries. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Tedros Adhanom, since December 29, 2012.

List of ministers

This is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia:

1907–1910: Negadras Haile Giorgis Woldemichael

1910–1911: Negadras Yigezu Behabte

1912: Fitawrari Habte Giorgis Dinegde (acting)

1912–1916: Dejazmatch Beyene Yimer

1916–1917: Ras Mulugeta Yeggazu

1917: Tsehafi Taezaz Wolde Meskel Tariku (acting)

1917–1930: Ras Tafari Makonnen

1930–1936: Blattengeta Heruy Wolde Selassie

1941–1942: Blattengeta Lorenzo Taezaz

1942–1943: Blattengeta Ephrem Teweldemedhin (acting)

1943–1958: Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold (acting to 1949)

1953: Dr Ambaye Woldemariam (acting)

1958–1960: Yilma Deressa

1960–1961: Haddis Alemayehu

1961: Mikael Imru

1961–1971: Ketema Yifru

1971–1974: Minasse Haile

1974: Dejazmatch Zewde Gabre-Selassie

1974–1977: Kifle Wodajo

1977–1983: Feleke Gedle-Giorgis

1983–1986: Goshu Wolde

1986–1989: Birhanu Bayeh

1989–1991: Tesfaye Dinka

1991: Tesfaye Tadesse

1991–2010: Seyoum Mesfin

2010–2012: Hailemariam Desalegn

2012: Berhane Gebre-Christos (acting)

2012–2016: Tedros Adhanom

2016–present: Workneh Gebeyehu

References

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ethiopia) Wikipedia

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