Seleshi Bekele (Amharic: ስለሺ በቀለ) is an Ethiopian politician and academic who served as the Chief Negotiator and Advisor on Transboundary Rivers and GERD at Office of Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2021 and ambassador of Ethiopia to the US from 2022 to 2024. Prior to this position, He served as the Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy of Ethiopia from 2018 to 2021.[1]
Seleshi Bekele | |
|---|---|
ስለሺ በቀለ | |
 | |
| Ambassador of Ethiopia to the US | |
| In office 6 May 2022 – 26 May 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Lencho Bati |
| Chief Negotiator & Advisor on Transboundary Rivers and GERD | |
| Assumed office 7 October 2021 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy | |
| In office 16 October 2018 – 6 October 2021 | |
| President | Mulatu Teshome Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Habtamu Itefa |
| Senior Water and Climate Specialist at UNECA | |
| In office December 2010 – March 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960s Ethiopia |
| Political party | Prosperity Party |
| Alma mater | Addis Ababa University(B.Sc) Newcastle University(M.Sc) TU Dresden(Ph.D.) |
Education
editHe has obtained his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Addis Ababa University in 1987. He also obtained Masters of Science in Hydraulic Engineer in 1992 from Newcastle University and Ph.D. from Technical University of Dresden in Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering in 2001.[2]
Career
editSeleshi is known for actively participating in the tri-lateral negotiations with Sudan and Egypt in regards to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).[3] In this regards, he is the first Minister of Water to appear before the U.N. Security Council representing Ethiopia's Standpoint about GERD. On 6 May 2022, he was appointed as ambassador of Ethiopia to the US which lasted until 26 May 2024 for the sake of pursuing his private career.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "ኢንጅነር አይሻ መሃመድ የሃገር መከላከያ ሚኒስትር ሆነው ተሾሙ". BBC News አማርኛ (in Amharic).
- ^ "Dr. Seleshi Bekele Awulachew". Bahir Dar University.
- ^ "U.N. Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal". Reuters. 8 July 2021.
- ^ Dawit, Kidus (2024-05-26). "Ethiopian Ambassador To Washington Resigns From Post, Public Service". www.thereporterethiopia.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ Account (2022-05-07). "Seleshi Bekele Ethiopia's New Ambassador to the United States". Borkena Ethiopian News. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
This article needs additional or more specific categories. (July 2021) |
  | This article about an Ethiopian politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |