New diplomat appointed to head US Embassy in Ethiopia

Credit: Joseph Haboush, Al Arabiya English

Published: 31 January ,2022: 06:32 PM GST

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https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/01/31/New-diplomat-appointed-to-head-US-Embassy-in-Ethiopia

Ambassador Geeta Pasi will retire to “pursue other opportunities,” the State Department announced.

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The State Department announced on Monday the appointment of a new charge d’affaires in Addis Ababa after the current ambassador to Ethiopia said she would retire to “pursue other opportunities.”

Tracey Ann Jacobson, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, will serve as the interim charge d’affaires at the Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a statement from Foggy Bottom read.