Makonnen Kebret (1935–1990) was an Ethiopian

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. Makonnen Kebret was a specialist in agricultural education. *From 1948 to 1968 he was professor and dean of the College of Agriculture,

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. *From 1968 to 1971 he was associate academic vice president of the

. *From to he was first Ethiopian ambassador in Beijing.David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce, Window on the Forbidden City: The Beijing Diaries of

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, 1973–1974, Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong Press, 2001, 653 p.
p.465
/ref> *From 1975 to 1990 he was employed at the

Awash River The Awash (sometimes spelled Awaash; Oromo: ''Awaash'', Amharic: አዋሽ, Afar: ''We'ayot'', Somali: ''Webiga Dir'') is a major river of Ethiopia. Its course is entirely contained within the boundaries of Ethiopia and empties into a chain of ...

Valleys Agricultural Development Authority (VADA) 1977 and the

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. *From 1986 to 1991 he was Executive Secretary of the

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published

*The contribution of agricultural education to the rural development of Ethiopia. Cornell Univ., 1964

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kebret, Makonnen 1935 births 1990 deaths Ambassadors of Ethiopia to China Cornell University alumni