Taye Atske Selassie

About

Taye Atske Selassie Amde (Amharic: ታዬ አጽቀሥላሴ, born 13 January 1956) is an Ethiopian diplomat and politician who is the President of Ethiopia since 2024. Prior to his presidency, he served in multiple diplomatic roles, including ambassador to Egypt and Permanent representative to the United Nations, and as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

== Early life and education ==
Taye Atske Selassie Amde was born in Debarq, Gondar. He graduated from Addis Ababa University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and International Relations and a Master of Arts degree in International Relations and Strategic Studies from Lancaster University in 1989.

== Career ==
In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taye was a consultant in the European Department, head of the Western Europe Department, and acting Director of Information. He was Minister Counsellor at the Ethiopian embassy in Washington D.C. and consul general in Los Angeles from October 2002 to November 2010. From 2017 to 2018, he served as Ethiopia’s ambassador to Egypt. In 2018, he became Permanent representative to the United Nations for Ethiopia. He was critical of a report by the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia…