Berhane Gebre-Christos
Berhane Gebre-Christos | |
|---|---|
ብርሃነ ገብረ ክርስቶስ | |
Tigrayan People's Liberation Front | |
| In office 1979 – January 1988 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) Mekelle, Tigray Province, Ethiopian Empire |
| Political party | EPRDF |
| Other political affiliations | TPLF |
| Alma mater | Haile Selassie I University, University of Amsterdam |
Berhane Gebre-Christos (Tigrinya: ብርሃነ ገብረ ክርስቶስ; born 1953) 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.
Early life
Berhane was born in 1953 in Mekelle, Ethiopia and attended General Wingate High School and subsequently the Haile Selassie I University (now Addis Ababa University) from 1971 to 1974. Berhane also holds a master's degree in International Relations from the University of Amsterdam. He is married and has three children.[1]
Political career
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Berhane joined the TPLF in 1976. From 1977 to 1979, Berhane was responsible for administration and marshalling mass organisations for the front. After serving as Foreign Spokesperson, in 1983 he was elected to the leadership of the TPLF, and between 1988 and 1991 he headed the diplomatic mission in the
After the fall of the Derg, Berhane was appointed as Ambassador to the United States, a post he held from 1992 to 2002. This was a particularly important position as Ethiopia had not held diplomatic relations with the United States since 1978. From 2002 to 2010, Berhane served as Ambassador of Ethiopia to the European Union and Benelux (the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands). Upon returning to Ethiopia, he was appointed State Minister for Foreign Affairs in October, 2010.[1]
Berhane is a member of the Delegation of Think Tank Scholars of Developing Countries and meet with the Vice Foreign Minister of China on 24 March 2017 to discuss Ethiopia-China cooperation and relations.[2]
Berhane was appointed as the Ambassador to China in August 2017.[3] On December 5 of the same year, he presented his credentials to Xi Jinping along with other newly appointed ambassadors.[4]
On 27 June 2018 Berhane presented his credentials to Kim Yong Nam as non-resident ambassador to the DPRK.[5]
See also
- Ethiopia – United States relations
References
- Profile of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. (Accessed 21 August 2013)
- ^ a b c Roveglia, Patrizia (23 May 2013). "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Real Instituto Elcano. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Ming Meets with Special Envoy of Prime Minister of Ethiopia Berhane Gebre-Christos". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC. 27 March 2017.
- ^ Yalew, Getachew (18 August 2017). "Ethiopia picks new ambassador to China". People's Daily Online.
- ^ "Xi Jinping Accepts Credentials from Eleven Newly-appointed Ambassadors to China". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. December 5, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ KCNA (27 June 2018). "Credentials of Ethiopian Ambassador Accepted". KCNA Watch. Retrieved 27 June 2018.