The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) is the military force of Ethiopia. Civilian control of the military is carried out through the Ministry of Defense,which oversees the Ground Forces,Air Force,Naval Force as well as the Defense Industry Sector.
The Derg,officially the Provisional Military Administrative Council (PMAC),was the Marxist–Leninist military dictatorship that ruled Ethiopia,then including present-day Eritrea,from 1974 to 1987,when the military leadership or junta formally "civilianized" the administration but stayed in power until 1991.
Emma Bonino is an Italian politician. She was a senator for Rome between 2008 and 2013,and again between 2018 and 2022. She also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2014. Previously,she was a Member of the European Parliament and a member of the Chamber of Deputies. She served in the government of Italy as Minister of International Trade from 2006 to 2008.
Filipe Nagera Bole CBE,CF was a Fijian politician who hailed from the village of Mualevu on the island of Vanua Balavu in the Lau Group. He had a reputation as one of Fiji's few politicians untainted by scandal,and was noted for his moderate views. In October 2003,he endorsed calls for an end to racially segregated voting,saying that electing all members of the House of Representatives by universal suffrage would make voters and politicians think of the common national good,rather than communal interests.
Thomas Reeve "Tom" Pickering is a retired United States ambassador. Among his many diplomatic appointments,he served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 1989 to 1992.
Michael Holcombe Wilson was a Canadian businessman,politician and diplomat who served as minister of finance from 1984 to 1991 and minister of international trade from 1991 to 1993 under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
Sir Arthur Michael Palliser was a senior British diplomat who served as the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1975 to 1982.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation is the central government institution charged with leading the foreign policy and foreign relations of Russia. It is a continuation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic,which was under the supervision of the Soviet Ministry of External Relations. Sergei Lavrov is the current foreign minister.
Sir David Norman Reddaway is a retired British diplomat who was High Commissioner to Canada and Ambassador to Ireland and Turkey.
Patrick Richard Henry Wright,Baron Wright of Richmond,was a British diplomat who served as Head of HM Diplomatic Service.
Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas,also more known as Abdiweli Gaas,is a Somali American economist and politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Somalia from June 2011 to October 2012,and briefly afterwards as an MP in the newly formed Federal Parliament. During his time as premier,Ali is credited with having devised the formal "Roadmap for the End of Transition",a political process that provided clear benchmarks leading toward the establishment of permanent democratic institutions in the country. On 8 January 2014,he was elected the 5th President of the Puntland.
African-Americans in foreign policy in the United States catalogs distinguished African Americans who have and continue to contribute to international development,diplomacy,and defense through their work with the U.S. Department of State,the U.S. Agency for International Development,the U.S. Information Agency,and the U.S. Congress,and other notable agencies and non-governmental organizations. The creators acknowledge the presence of the interagency contributions to the foreign affairs realm,and welcome additional content to showcase the achievements of African-Americans in other relevant USG agencies.
Sahle-Work Zewde is an Ethiopian politician and diplomat who has served as president of Ethiopia since 2018,the first woman to hold the office. She was elected as president unanimously by members of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly on 25 October 2018.
Catherine Colonna is a French diplomat and politician who served as Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from May 2022 to January 2024.
Igor Khanukovich Yusufov is a former energy Minister from 2001 to 2004. Founder and Chairman of a company engaged in consulting and co-operation projects in the energy sector in Russia,Europe and the USA.
Berhane Gebre-Christos is an Ethiopian politician. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia from 2010 to 2012. He was also the Foreign Spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) from 1979 to 1988.
Sophia Yilma is an Ethiopian journalist and politician. As the first female reporter for the Ethiopian Herald,Sophia was a pioneer in Ethiopian journalism,and rose to occupy important positions in both the Herald and the government. Later,following the Ethiopian Revolution and Civil War,she became a senior leader of the Ethiopian Democratic Party,and is currently its Vice-President.
Reuven Merhav,is an Israeli diplomat,intelligence official and an expert on Islam and the Middle East.
Serge Telle is a French diplomat. He served as the Minister of State of Monaco.
The Ethiopian Investment Commission is an Ethiopian autonomous government organization established in 1992 to promote private investment,mainly working for foreign direct investment in Ethiopia.
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