The Ethiopian ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government in Addis Ababa to the Government of the People's Republic of China.
| Ambassador of Ethiopia to China | |
|---|---|
since February 20, 2019 | |
| Inaugural holder | Makonnen Kebret |
| Formation | September 11, 1971 |
List of representatives
edit| Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | List of heads of government of Ethiopia | Premier of the People's Republic of China | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 11, 1971 | Makonnen Kebret | [1] | Haile Selassie | Zhou Enlai | November 8, 1974 |
| 1973 | Mulugeta Estephanos | Charge d'affaires | Haile Selassie | Zhou Enlai | 1975 |
| January 29, 1976 | Fantaye Biftu | [2][3] | Mengistu Haile Mariam | Hua Guofeng | November 1981 |
| 1986 | Philippos Wolde-Mariam | [4] | Mengistu Haile Mariam | Zhao Ziyang | 1991 |
| April 1992 | Haile Girogis Brook | [5] | Meles Zenawi | Li Peng | |
| April 18, 1994 | Mulatu Teshome | [6] | Meles Zenawi | Li Peng | 1995 |
| 1999 | Addis Alem Balema | As the Ethiopian Ambassador to China, Addis Alem Balema is also the ambassador to Australia and Singapore. According to some sources, Ethiopia's former ambassador to China, Addis Alem Belema, refused to return home, where he had been assigned a new role within the Foundation for the Rehabilitation of Tigray (Effort), a consortium[7][8] | Negaso Gidada | Zhu Rongji | 2004 |
| 2006 | Dibaba Abdetta | Charge d'affaires | Girma Wolde-Giorgis | Wen Jiabao | June 2007 |
| June 10, 2007 | Haile-Kiros Gessesse | Member of the Democratic Revolutionary Front of the Ethiopian People. Council of Representatives, former representative of the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front in Washington, London and Khartoum Dr. Haile Woldemichael, Council Member | Girma Wolde-Giorgis | Wen Jiabao | February 2011 |
| February 15, 2011 | Seyoum Mesfin | To underscore the importance of its relationship with China, Ethiopia sent its acting and acting Minister of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Seyoum Mesfin, in early 2011 as its ambassador to Beijing.[9] | Girma Wolde-Giorgis | Wen Jiabao | August 2017 |
| August 2017 | Berhane Gebre-Christos | [10] | Mulatu Teshome | Li Keqiang | October 2018 |
References
edit- ^ Survey of China Midland Press.
- ^ "REPORT OF THE EIGHTH SESSION OF THE JOINT FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ Wolfgang Bartke, The diplomatic service of the People's Republic of China as of November 1984, Institut für Asienkunde, 1981 - 120 p., p. 91
- ^ Philippos Wolde-Mariam
- ^ Ethiopian Review. Ethiopian Review Magazine. May 1992.
- ^ China Directory. 1995.
- ^ China's Foreign Affairs. World Affairs Press. 2007.
- ^ Sullivan, Leanne (2009). Who's who in Australia. Crown Content. ISBN 9781740951661.
- ^ Seyoum Mesfin Gebredingle
- ^ Yalew, Getachew (18 August 2017). "Ethiopia picks new ambassador to China". People's Daily Online.