Appointment of new Ambassadors – including in Brussels

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has reshuffled ambassadors working in Ethiopian embassies abroad due to various reasons.

Ambassador Amin Abdurkadir was sent to Algeria from Riyadh, replacing Ambassador Solomon Abebe, who has been moved to Nigeria from Algiers.

Ambassador Girum Abay has been sent to Brussels, the Baltic States and Benelux countries from Moscow, Russia.

Ambassador Wubshet Demise, a consul general in Jeddah, has been recalled to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ambassador Girum Abay will take function next month as Ethiopia’s new representative to the EU, Benelux countries and the Baltic States A seasoned diplomat and fluent in Russian; he is currently based in Moscow, where he contributed to further strengthening the longstanding relationship between Russia and Ethiopia.