U.S. Embassy Participates in Ramadan Charity Event (08/25/10)

Chargé d’Affaires Tulinabo Mushingi presents donations at Asaas Muslim Women’s Charitable Association  in honor of the season of Ramadan.

Addis Ababa, August 25, 2010 – Dr. Tulinabo S. Mushingi, Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of the United States of America, participated in a Ramadan charitable event sponsored by the Asaas Muslim Women’s Charitable Association at the Islamic Affairs Supreme Council of Ethiopia on Wednesday, August 25.  The American Embassy donated $6,000 to Asaas to support distribution of Iftar food supplies to orphans and other vulnerable children, as well as their families and caregivers, and to contribute to the cost of the children’s school fees. 

The Asaas Muslim Women’s Charitable Association is a registered Ethiopian resident charity dedicated to helping orphans and at-risk youth by supporting educational and other needs.  
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Message from President Obama on Occasion of Ramadan

On behalf of the American people, Michelle and I want to extend our best wishes to Muslims in America and around the world. Ramadan Kareem.
Ramadan is a time when Muslims around the world reflect upon the wisdom and guidance that comes with faith, and the responsibility that human beings have to one another, and to God. This is a time when families gather, friends host iftars, and meals are shared. But Ramadan is also a time of intense devotion and reflection – a time when Muslims fast during the day and pray during the night; when Muslims provide support to others to advance opportunity and prosperity for people everywhere. For all of us must remember that the world we want to build – and the changes that we want to make – must begin in our own hearts, and our own communities (read more) --e-mail us your comments--

“You are the Heirs of the Independence Generation”

Ethiopian delegate Meron Getnet at the White House Town Hall with President Obama

President Obama held a Town Hall at the White House with participants of the President’s Forum with Young African Leaders August 3, 2010.  At the Town Hall, President Obama tells young African leaders that the United States will work with them to build strong economies with jobs and opportunity, while promoting the international trade and investment on which growth depends.  (See full transcript) --e-mail us your comments--

Ambassador Booth Opens Sample Show of Ecologically Friendly Handicrafts and Accessories (07/31/10)

U.S. Ambassador Donald Booth tries a suit jacket with Rift Valley weavers at a sample show sponsored by the Ethiopia Sustainable Tourist Alliance (ESTA) and USAID Ethiopia.

Artisan groups from the Rift Valley area showcased new products for tourists at a sample show this past Saturday at the Ethiopia Sustainable Tourist Alliance (ESTA) building.  Ambassador Booth opened the sample show which was for area hotel and lodge owners, designers, and government and NGO partners.  The new lines of products were ecologically friendly.  The artisans received training from an ESTA program supported by USAID. (read more) --e-mail us your comments--

U.S. Ambassador Travels to Bahir Dar (07/29/10)

U.S. Ambassador Donald Booth meets with religious leaders from Interfaith PeaceBuilding Council.

Addis Ababa, July 29, 2010:  U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Donald E. Booth, and his wife Anita Booth, traveled to Bahir Dar from July 28-29 to meet with regional and local officials, visit U.S. assistance projects and programs, meet with American citizens and learn about economic development issues in the Amhara area.  He was accompanied by the Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Ethiopia, Dr. Thomas Kenyon, and other U.S. Embassy staff.
During his first visit to the Amhara region, Ambassador Booth paid calls on Regional State President Ayalew Gobeze and the Bahir Dar City Mayor Alemayehu Sewagegne.  He also had the opportunity to meet with religious leaders from Bahir Dar’s newly launched Interfaith PeaceBuilding Council and hear about their efforts to promote tolerance and interfaith dialogue in the region.(read more) --e-mail us your comments-- 

Thirty-Four African Businesswomen Attending AGOA Forum
Women entrepreneurs strengthen U.S.-Africa trade ties

By Charles W. Corey
Staff Writer

Washington — Thirty-four African women entrepreneurs are participating in the 2010 U.S.–Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum — better known as the AGOA Forum — and the African Women’s Entrepreneurship Forum to further enhance the U.S.-Africa trade relationship by expanding their businesses and increasing economic growth in their own countries.

Four of these women — entrepreneurs from Uganda, Cameroon, Ethiopia and Botswana — talked to America.gov July 27.(read more) --e-mail us your comments--