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The Embassy of Ethiopia in London |
Contact
Address: 17 Princes Gate, London SW7 1PZ
Tel.: 44 (0)20 7838 3895
E-Mail: info@ethioembassy.org.uk
The Ambassador
Amb. Biruk Mekonnen
H.E Biruk Mekonnen was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 15 May 2024.
With 22 years of experience as a career diplomat, Ambassador Biruk joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia (MFA) in 2002. He has significantly contributed to Ethiopia's foreign relations through various roles both within the MFA and at diplomatic missions abroad.
His international postings include serving as a diplomat at the Ethiopian Embassy in London, United Kingdom (2006-2011), the Ethiopian Embassy in Berlin, Germany (2015-2016) and Ethiopia's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York (2017-2020).
Ambassador Biruk holds a BA in Political Science and International Relations (2013) and a BA in Ethiopian Languages and Literature (2001), both from Addis Ababa University. He also earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Diplomatic Communications, Economics and International Relations (2002) from The International Institute for Peace and Development.
History
Germany and Ethiopia have a diplomatic relationship dating back over one hundred years. Ethiopia has learnt a lot from Germany, especially in the area of federalism, as well as education and human resource development. Nowadays Ethiopia is transforming its agrarian economy and follows a path of industrialization. Germany's considerable experience in engineering, technical and vocational training and in institutional capacity building, could be of great value to Ethiopia.
