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Acting Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet will visit Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 16, 2013: Acting Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet will visit Ethiopia from August 14-21, 2013.  In July, President Obama nominated Ms. Hessler-Radelet to be the permanent director of the Peace Corps, pending confirmation by the U.S. Senate. On August 19, Ms. Hessler-Radelet will meet with a new group of 57 Peace ... Read More»

By | 16 August, 2013 | Topics: Press Releases

AGOA Forum 2013

The 12th annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum takes place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the theme “Sustainable Transformation through Trade and Technology,” bringing together senior U.S. administration officials, African government ministers as well as U.S. and African business and civil society stakeholders. The private sector, civil society, and African Women Entrepreneurs Program ... Read More»

By | 14 August, 2013 | Topics: Events

Statement of Patricia M. Haslach, U.S. Ambassador-designate to Ethiopia, Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Corker, and distinguished members of the Committee, I am deeply honored to appear before you today to seek confirmation as U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. I appreciate the confidence that President Obama and Secretary Kerry have shown in me by this nomination. If confirmed, I look forward ... Read More»

By | 24 July, 2013 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches

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