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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo language, Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the ...

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Demeke Mekonnen Demeke Mekonnen Hassen ( amh, ደመቀ መኮንን ሀሰን; born 27 September 1963) is an Ethiopian politician, serving as the deputy prime minister of Ethiopia, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and vice-president of the Prosperity Party. He pr ...

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Ethiopian government The government of Ethiopia () is the federal government of Ethiopia. It is structured in a framework of a federal parliamentary republic, whereby the prime minister is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the governmen ...

ministry which oversees the

foreign relations A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through m ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

. The current ministry was established 23 August 1995 with the passing of Proclamation 4-1995, which also established the other 14 original ministries. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is

, since 4 November 2020.

List of ministers

This is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia: *1907–1910: Negadras

Haile Giyorgis Woldemikael '' Bitwoded'' Haile Giyorgis Wolde Mikael was a senior Ethiopia government official who, holding the office of ''Negadras'' or chief of merchants, by 1906 supervised foreign businesses and diplomatic missions in the capital, Addis Ababa, as well ...

*1910–1911: Negadras Yigezu Behabte *1912: Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis Dinagde *1912–1916: Dejazmatch

Beyene Yimer Beyene is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bébéy Beyene (born 1992), Cameroonian footballer * Beraki Beyene (born 1980), Eritrean long-distance runner * Yidnekachew Beyene (born 1989), Ethiopian footballer *Yonas Beyene Yon ...

*1916–1917: Ras

Mulugeta Yeggazu ''Ras'' Mulugeta Yeggazu (Amharic: ሙሉጌታ ይገዙ; killed 27 February 1936) was an Ethiopian government official. He served as Imperial Fitawrari, Commander of the Mahel Sefari (Central Army) of the Ethiopian Army during the Second Italo ...

*1917: Tsehafi Taezaz

Wolde Meskel Tariku Wolde is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in th ...

*1917–1930: Ras

Tafari Makonnen Haile Selassie I ( gez, ቀዳማዊ ኀይለ ሥላሴ, Qädamawi Häylä Səllasé, ; born Tafari Makonnen; 23 July 189227 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (' ...

*1930–1936: Blattengeta

Heruy Wolde Selassie '' Blatten Geta'' Heruy Welde Sellase ( Ge'ez: ብላቴን ጌታ ኅሩይ ወልደ ሥላሴ ''Blatten-Geta Həruy Wäldä-səllase''; 8 May 1878 – 19 September 1938) was a Foreign Minister of Ethiopia and a writer in Amharic. Bahru Ze ...

*1941–1942: Blattengeta

Lorenzo Taezaz Lorenzo Taezaz (30 June 1900 – 23 June 1947) was an important diplomatic official for Ethiopia. He served as Emperor Haile Selassie's diplomatic representative during the Emperor's exile in Britain following the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, being ...

*1942–1943: Blattengeta Ephrem Teweldemedhin *1943–1958: Tsehafi Taezaz

Aklilu Habte-Wold '' Tsehafi Taezaz'' Aklilu Habte-Wold ( am, አክሊሉ ሀብተ ወልድ; 12 March 1912 – 23 November 1974) was an Ethiopian politician under Emperor Haile Selassie. He was foreign minister of Ethiopia from 1947 to 1958 and Prime Minister f ...

*1953: Dr.

Ambaye Wolde Mariam Ambaye (also styled as Embaye or Ambai) Wolde Mariam (October 15, 1906 – May 16, 1954), best known as Dr. Ambaye, was an important politician under Emperor Haile Selassie. He was the political and legal advisor to the Duke of Harar in 1935, Vic ...

*1958–1960:

Yilma Deressa Yilma Deressa (21 September 1907 – January 1979) was an Ethiopian politician. He served as Finance Minister (1957–1970) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1958-1960), Ambassador to the United States, and member of the Ethiopian Senate. John Spenc ...

*1960–1961: Haddis Alemayehu *1961:

Mikael Imru '' Lij'' Mikael Imru (21 November 1929 – 26 October 2008) was an Ethiopian politician who was Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 3 August to 12 September 1974. Biography Born in Addis Ababa, Mikael Imru was the only son of '' Leul Ras'' Imru Hai ...

*1961–1971:

Ketema Yifru Ketema Yifru (12 December 1929 – 14 January 1994) was a prominent Ethiopian diplomat and politician. 16th Foreign Minister of Ethiopia Born by the slopes of Mount Gara Muleta, Harerghe province of Eastern Ethiopia, Ketema rose to the highest ...

*1971–1974:

Minasse Haile Minasse Haile (born 2 January 1930, am, ምናሴ ኃይሌ) is an Ethiopian diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1971 to 1974. Biography He conducted his undergraduate education at the University of Wisconsin� ...

*1974: Dejazmatch

Zewde Gebre-Sellassie ''Dejazmatch'' Zewde Gebre-Sellassie (12 October 1926 – 15 December 2008) was a prominent nobleman, historian, and former deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia. He was born in the village of Galdu, in the subdistrict of Mecca, to the north-west of Add ...

*1974–1977: Kifle Wodajo *1977–1983:

Feleke Gedle-Giorgis Feleke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bashay Feleke (1917–2008), Ethiopian long-distance runner *Getu Feleke Getu Feleke (Amharic: ገቱ ፈለቀ; born 28 November 1986) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who runs ...

*1983–1986:

Goshu Wolde Colonel Goshu Wolde (born 1942) is a former Ethiopian Foreign Minister and worked as minister of education, of Ethiopia from 1983 to 1986. Wolde, formerly a foreign minister under Mengistu, resigned the Mengistu government in 1986, by sending hi ...

*1986–1989:

Berhanu Bayeh Berhanu Beyeh (born 1938) is a former Ethiopian army officer and politician. He was Foreign Minister during the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1986–1989). Prior to that, he was chairman of the Derg's committee for legal affairs. Beyeh ...

*1989–1991:

Tesfaye Dinka Tesfaye Dinka Yadessa (3 November 1939 – 6 December 2016) was an Ethiopian politician who was Minister of Finance (1983–1986), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1989–1991), and Prime Minister (26 April–6 June 1991) of Ethiopia. He was the hea ...

*1991:

Tesfaye Tadesse Tesfaye ( am, ተስፋዬ), also transliterated as ''Tesfay'' and ''Tesfai'', is a male name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to: * Tesfaye Abera (born 1992), Ethiopian long-distance runner * Tesfaye Alebachew (born 1988), Ethiopian footballer * ...

*1991–2010:

Seyoum Mesfin Seyoum Mesfin Gebredingel (; , ; 25 January 1949 – 13 January 2021) was an Ethiopian politician and diplomat. He was Ethiopia's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 2010 and served as Ethiopia's Ambassador to China from 2011 to 2017. E ...

*2010–2012:

Hailemariam Desalegn Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe ( amh, ኃይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ ቦሼ; born 19 July 1965) is an Ethiopian politician who served as prime minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018. He also previously served as deputy prime minister and Minister ...

*2012:

Berhane Gebre-Christos Berhane Gebre-Christos (; born 1953) is an Ethiopian politician. He served as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ethiopia), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia from 2010 to 2012. He was also the Foreign Spokesperson for the Tigray People's Libe ...

*2012–2016:

Tedros Adhanom Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ( ti, ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ, sometimes spelt ti, ቴድሮስ ኣድሓኖም ገብረየሱስ, label=none; born 3 March 1965) is an Ethiopian public health official, researcher, and ...

*2016–2019:

Workneh Gebeyehu Workneh Gebeyehu Negewo ( om, Warqinaa Gabayyoo; am, ወርቅነህ ገበየሁ, born 16 July 1968) is an Ethiopian politician. In September 2012, he was appointed Ministry of Transport and he has served as an elected member of Addis Ababa C ...

*2019–2020:

Gedu Andargachew Gedu Andargachew () is an Ethiopian politician who currently is the National Security Affairs Advisor to the prime minister of Ethiopia since 4 November 2020. He served as president of the Amhara Region from 2013 to 2019 and served as deputy pre ...

*2020–present:

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