Worku Tesfamichael was the first Minister of Tourism of

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

. Worku guided the elevation of this former Department to Ministry status in hopes of attracting more tourists to Eritrea. She was replaced as Minister of Tourism and instead appointed as Commissioner of Refugee Affairs in February 1997."President quietly shuffles cabinet"
''Indian Ocean Newsletter'', 29 March 1997 (''Horn of Africa Monthly Review'', 21 February–28 April 1997).

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