Addis Ababa, November 14, 2026 (FMC) – Ethiopian President Taye Atske-Selassie has appointed 32 individuals as Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, bringing former parliamentary leaders and ministers from key government sectors into Ethiopia’s diplomatic service, the Office of the President announced.
The appointments, made in accordance with Article 71(3) of the Constitution, include former Speaker of the House of Peoples’ Representatives Tagesse Chafo and former Speaker of the House of Federation Agegnehu Teshager.
Several former ministers are also among the appointees. They include Ergoge Tesfaye, who previously headed the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs; Melaku Alebel, former Minister of Industry; Kassahun Gofe, former Minister of Trade and Regional Integration; and Alemu Sime, former Minister of Transport and Logistics.
The 32 appointees come from a range of public-service and professional backgrounds, the Office of the President of Ethiopia told Fana Media Corporation.
The full list of the 32 newly appointed ambassadors is as follows:
1. Mr. Tagesse Chafo
2. Mr. Agegnehu Teshager
3. Mr. Zadig Abraha
4. Ambassador Siraj Rashid Jundi
5. Ambassador Meles Alem Tek’e
6. Ambassador Anteneh Alemu Senbete
7. Ambassador Zerihun Abebe Yigzaw
8. Mr. Melaku Alebel
9. Ms. Ergoge Tesfaye (PhD)
10. Sintayehu Wolde-Michael (PhD)
11. Semma Tiruneh (PhD)
12. Prof. Mesfin Araya
13. Kassahun Gofe (PhD)
14. Alemu Sime (PhD)
15. Mr. Adam Tesfaye Abera
16. Amha Haile-Giorgis Ayele
17. Mr. Samuel Addis Alemayehu
18. Mr. Belachew Anshiso Kembecha
19. Mr. Abebe Mebratu Kibret
20. Mr. Melaku Bedada Senbeta
21. Ms. Ubah Mohammed Hussein
22. Mr. Daniel Tenker Arega
23. Ambaye Ogato (PhD)
24. Ms. Worknesh Birru
25. Yonas Adaye (PhD)
26. Mr. Melaku Fenta Balcha
27. Mr. Jantirar Abbay
28. Mr. Temesgen Tilahun
29. Mr. Tadele Negisho
30. Mr. Zerihun Megersa Jima
31. Mr. Shimels Adugna