Seleshi Bekele ( am, 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.
Education
He has obtained his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa University (AAU) ( am, አዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ) is a national university located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the oldest university in Ethiopia. AAU has thirteen campuses. Twelve of these are situated in Addis Ababa, ...
in 1987. He also obtained Masters of Science in Hydraulic Engineer in 1992 from
Newcastle University
Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a UK public university, public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is ...
and Ph.D. from
Technical University of Dresden in Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering in 2001.
Career
Seleshi is known for actively participating in the tri-lateral negotiations with
Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
and
Egypt in regards to the
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). 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.
References
Ethiopian political people
Living people
21st-century Ethiopian politicians
Addis Ababa University alumni
Government ministers of Ethiopia
Year of birth missing (living people)
Alumni of Newcastle University
TU Dresden alumni
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