Ervin Jose Massinga is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Ethiopia since 2023.

Education

Massinga earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a Master of Public Policy from the

Evans School of Public Policy and Governance The Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance is the school of public policy of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. The school is named after former Washington State Governor and U.S. Senator Daniel J. Evans. The Ev ...

at the University of Washington.

Career

A career member of the United States Foreign Service, Massinga has served in embassies in Pakistan,

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, the Dominican Republic, Chile,

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, and

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. He was also assigned to the Bureau of African Affairs, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Office of the United States Trade Representative, and Bureau of Intelligence and Research.

Ambassador to Ethiopia

On January 3, 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Massinga to be the ambassador to Ethiopia. Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 16, 2023. His nomination was favorably reported by the committee on June 1, 2023. Massinga was confirmed by the United States Senate via voice vote on July 27, 2023. Massinga presented his credentials to President

Sahle-Work Zewde Sahle-Work Zewde (, born 21 February 1950) is an Ethiopian politician and diplomat who is the president of Ethiopia since 2018, being the first woman to hold the office. She was elected as president unanimously by members of the Federal Parlia ...

on October 3, 2023.

Personal life

Massinga speaks English,

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, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese.

References

Living people American diplomats Walsh School of Foreign Service alumni Georgetown University alumni Evans School of Public Policy and Governance alumni University of Washington alumni United States Foreign Service personnel United States Department of State officials Ambassadors of the United States to Ethiopia Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-diplomat-stub