Ethiopia’s parliament has just elected the country’s fourth president, and the first female head of state for Ethiopia in modern times: Sahle-Work Zewde. She is a career diplomat and a senior official at the U.N.
In June of this year, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Sahle-Work Zewde as special representative to the African Union and head of the U.N. Office to the African Union — again, the first woman in the role. She was previously director-general of the U.N. Office at Nairobi and held a range of diplomatic posts, including Ethiopia’s ambassador to France and Djibouti.
A very hearty Congratulations to Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde, and to Ethiopia for honoring a woman as head of state.
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