Ambassador Brazeal Departs; Interim Chargé Huddleston Arrives

September 1, 2005
No. 41/05

Addis Ababa (U.S. Embassy) – The coming new year according to Ethiopia’s calendar also marks a time of transition at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa.  After a tour lasting nearly three years, Ambassador Aurelia E. Brazeal will complete her time in Ethiopia on Friday, September 2.  Ambassador Brazeal will return to Washington, where she will become a Diplomat in Residence at Howard University.  

The Embassy will be led in the coming months by Ambassador Vicki Huddleston, who will serve as the Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires until a new permanent ambassador is named.  She has previously served as U.S. Ambassador to Madagascar and Mali, and as Principal Officer at the United States Interests Section in Havana, Cuba.  Other assignments have included time as Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, as well as service in Haiti and Sierra Leone.

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