The
United States established diplomatic relations with
Ethiopia in 1903 and commissioned its first ambassador to Ethiopia,
Hoffman Philip
Herman Hoffman Philip (July 13, 1872 – October 31, 1951) was an American diplomat and career foreign service officer.
Early life
Herman Hoffman Philip was born on July 13, 1872, to William Henry Philip and Eliza Worthington in Washington, D.C ...
, in 1908. Relations continued uninterrupted until 1980. In July 1980, the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia was recalled at the request of the Ethiopian Government, and the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Embassy in the United States were headed by chargés d’affaires. After the defeat of the
Derg
The Derg (also spelled Dergue; , ), officially the Provisional Military Administrative Council (PMAC), was the military junta that ruled Ethiopia, then including present-day Eritrea, from 1974 to 1987, when the military leadership formally " c ...
regime in 1991 and installation of a new government, the current ''chargé'' was commissioned as the new ambassador. The U.S. has had good relations with the Ethiopian government since that time.
Ambassadors
Notes
See also
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Ethiopia–United States relations
Ethiopia–United States relations are bilateral relations between Ethiopia and the United States. Ethiopia is a strategic partner of the United States in the Global War on Terrorism. The United States is the largest donor to Ethiopia: in 2008 U ...
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Foreign relations of Ethiopia
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Ambassadors of the United States
References
United States Department of State: Background Notes on Ethiopia* 2006
External links
United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for EthiopiaUnited States Department of State: EthiopiaUnited States Embassy in Addis Ababa
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