Tekeda Alemu

Tekeda Alemu (born in Addis Ababa, May 5, 1951[1]) is an Ethiopian diplomat to the United Nations.[2][3][4]

Alemu speaks at the International Peace Institute in 2017.

Education

Tekeda earned a B.A. and M.A. from UCLA and a Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate School.

Career

Tekeda Alemu has served as a diplomat for four decades, starting in 1983.[1]

For the month of September 2017, Alemu served as the president of the United Nations Security Council.[5]

Other activities
  • UNICEF, Vice-President of the Executive Board (2018)[6]
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References
  1. bwm-admin. "His Excellency Tekeda Alemu". www.washdiplomat.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  2. "New Permanent Representative of Ethiopia Presents Credentials | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  3. "Tekeda Alemu | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  4. Michelle Nichols (July 13, 2018), U.N. Security council imposes an arms embargo on South Sudan Reuters.
  5. United Nations (2017-09-01), Tekeda Alemu (Ethiopia) on new Security Council Presidency - Press Conference (1 September 2017), retrieved 2017-09-27
  6. Executive Board UNICEF.


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