New ambassadors take oath before President

Addis Ababa, June 16, 2020 (FBC) – The ambassadors appointed recently by President Sahle-Work Zewde took an oath before the President today pledging to safeguard their country’s interests and carry out their duties at the utmost of their abilities.

Delivering a speech in the swearing-in ceremony, the president urged the ambassadors to be vigilant in identifying opportunities abroad that can be tailored to the needs of their country.

She also reiterated the profound importance of engaging the Ethiopian Diaspora community in fruitful activities that can advance the prosperity of people at home.

The president further urged the ambassadors to groom junior staff members to make them ready to carry out further responsibilities in future endeavors.

Congratulating the ambassadors during the ceremony, the Minister of the Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Gedu Andargachew expressed his strong belief that the ambassadors would advance Ethiopia’s interests in the bilateral and multilateral fora.

State ministers and senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the swearing-in ceremony, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Paying allegiances to the Green Legacy Initiative of Ethiopia, the ambassadors planted trees in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia.

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