USAID Support Saved Lives and Improved Family Health
USAID, and its partners Pathfinder and John Snow, Inc., marked the successful completion of the Integrated Family Health Program, its flagship maternal, newborn and child health support and family planning program.
USAID Support Gets People with Disabilities into the Workplace
Over the past three years, USAID supported the Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) Association to help hundreds of people with disabilities to prepare for and enter the workforce.
Improved Nutrition for Mothers and Children
The Growth Through Nutrition activity supports Ethiopia’s efforts to improve the nutritional status of women and young children in four regions—Amhara, Oromia, SNNP and Tigray—focusing on the first 1,000 days.
USAID Provides School Supplies for Students
The U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development, has completed the printing and delivery of critical scholastic materials for an estimated 2.8 million boys and girls throughout Ethiopia.
Access program Launched at Hawassa University
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, the two-year English Access Microscholarship Program is an after-school English language proficiency program for talented 13-to-20 year-olds from disadvantaged communities.
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Remarks
Remarks by Peter Vrooman Charge d’Affaires to Ethiopia at the opening of the cultural heritage workshop
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Joint Op-Ed to Mark Human Rights Day
Standing up for human rights – by the Ambassadors of...
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Statement On Ethiopia’s State of Emergency
On Ethiopia's Declared State of Emergency
Embassy News
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USAID Expands Farm Service Center Network
The U.S. Agency for International Development joined the Ethiopia Agricultural Transformation Agency, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources today to award grants to 10 private entrepreneurs and 10 farmers’ cooperative unions that will help them to establish farm service centers. Each recipient will receive a grant worth $50,000 to establish a center in their area—seven are in Oromia, six in Amhara, four in SNNP, and three in Tigray. Together with the six farm service centers already opened with U.S. assistance in the Oromia region, this will bring the total number of centers to 26. Farm service centers are one-stop shops where smallholder farmers can get advice, receive training and purchase quality, reasonably-priced, region-appropriate seeds, fertilizers and other supplies to increase production. Read More »
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Workshop on Sustainable Cultural Heritage Preservation Opens and New Cultural Preservation Grant at Lalibela Signed
The Embassy of the United States of America today opened a two-day workshop on “Sustainable Conservation and Cultural Heritage Preservation” in collaboration with the Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (ARCCH) and the World Monuments Fund (WMF). At the opening ceremony, workshop participants witnessed a grant signing between ARCCH and WMF for a preservation project at Lalibela. In the presence of the U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires Peter Vrooman and H.E. Dr. Hirut Wolde Mariam, ARCCH and WMF signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a $500,000 dollar grant from the U.S. Embassy to preserve the churches of Biet Golgotha and Michael Churches in Lalibela under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) program. AFCP supports the preservation of cultural sites, cultural objects, and forms of traditional cultural expression in more than 100 developing countries around the world. In Ethiopia, the U.S. Embassy has supported eight AFCP projects since 2002. Read More »
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U.S. and Ethiopia Hold 7th Democracy, Governance and Human Rights Bilateral Working Group in Addis Ababa
On December 15, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Tom Malinowski, and Ethiopian Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu joined co-chairs State Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hirut Zemeneand the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Ethiopia, Peter Vrooman, for the 7th Bilateral Democracy, Governance and Human Rights Working Group. The Working Group provides an opportunity for representatives of the U.S. government and the government of Ethiopia to discuss frankly the full range of governance and human rights issues. Read More »
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USAID Contributes to Reduction of Maternal and Child Deaths
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partner Jhpiego marked the successful completion of the Strengthening of Basic Emergency Obstetric Care Project of the global Maternal and Child Survival Program. The program established and/or strengthened basic emergency obstetric and newborn care services in 216 public health facilities in Oromia, Amhara, the SNNP and Tigray regions with the aim of contributing to the ultimate goal of ending preventable child and maternal deaths within a generation. Results of the program include that 19,250 pregnant women received care prior to giving birth; 23,000 mothers successfully delivered at health facilities; 279 newborns who couldn’t breathe when born were saved through successful resuscitation; and 14,000 women received family planning counseling after giving birth. Read More »
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CDA Peter Vrooman visits U.S. Government supported HIV/AIDS projects in Dire Dawa
U.S. Embassy Charge d ’Affaires Peter Vrooman accompanied a delegation led by Principal Deputy Coordinator for PEPFAR Mark Brown to visit U.S. Government supported HIV/AIDS projects in Dire Dawa from December 7-8, 2016. During his visit he met with beneficiaries of the projects, who spoke about how the support they received has changed, and in some cases saved their lives. During the visit, the delegation learned about the progress being made in combatting the spread of HIV in Dire Dawa and the surrounding regions, as well as the steps underway to reach the 90-90-90 targets by 2020. Read More »
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Launch of American Chamber of Commerce in Ethiopia Heralds New Era in Trade Cooperation
U.S. Embassy Chargé d'Affaires Peter Vrooman and Commissioner of the Ethiopian Investment Commission Fitsum Arega joined the board of the newly established American Chamber of Commerce in Ethiopia to mark the organization’s official launch. The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Ethiopia was formed to strengthen the century‐old partnership economic ties that have existed between the United States and Ethiopia. The AmCham can play an important role in building a conducive environment for private sector growth, share experiences, and facilitate business capacity building in Ethiopia. Read More »
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State Department on the arrest of Dr. Gudina
We’re obviously aware that, as you noted, Oromo Federal Congress chairman Dr. Merera Gudina has been detained by the Ethiopian Government. We’re concerned about this report. We strongly encourage the government to make public any charges it has brought against Dr. Merera. If true, this arrest is yet another example of increasing restrictions on independent voices in Ethiopia and, frankly, further reinforces our view that Ethiopia’s declared state of emergency is perhaps being used to silence dissent and deny the constitutionally protected rights of Ethiopia’s citizens. And that’s contrary, I would say, to the promises of political reform made by the Ethiopian Government when the state of emergency was announced, so we’re watching it very closely.
Travel Warning
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Security Message for U.S. Citizens
The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer all non-essential travel to Ethiopia due to ongoing unrest that has led to hundreds of deaths, thousands of arrests, as well as injuries and extensive property damage, especially in Amhara and Oromia States.
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U.S. Response to the Ethiopian Drought
The United States has been very responsive to the Government of Ethiopia's requests to provide humanitarian relief for those suffering from the drought. The El Nino has significantly impacted weather patterns in Ethiopia, limiting agricultural production, straining livelihoods and exacerbating food insecurity among vulnerable households.
U.S. Embassy Invitation to Bid
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U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa’s invitation to bid/tender/ request for quotation/request for proposal etc. can be accessed from http://ethiopia.usembassy.gov/announcements2.html where you can get the terms and conditions of the bid, and the deadline for bid acceptance etc.
Do You Want to be a Member of the IRC?
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The U.S. Embassy invites all interested to become full members of its Information Resource Center (IRC). As a member you can have full access to the IRC’s services and resources and enjoy its programs. For more information, Read More
