Kassahun Ayele

Kassahun Ayele Tesemma
Kassahun Ayele Tesemma
Ambassador of Ethiopia to the United States
	In office; June 19, 2002 – May 15, 2006
Preceded by	Berhane Gebre-Christos
Succeeded by	Samuel Assefa
Ambassador of Ethiopia to Germany; of Ethiopia ; to Germany
	In office; March 20, 2006 – March 3, 2009
Preceded by	Hiruy Amanuel Gebreselassie
Succeeded by	Kassa Gebre-Yohannes
Personal details
Born	June 17, 1949; Goba
Children	three
Alma mater	Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Haile Selassie I Addis Ababa University.; 1988 Master's degree in Tribology in Machine Design from Leeds University.;

Kassahun Ayele Tesemma (born June 17, 1949) is a retired Ethiopian diplomat.

From 1973 to 1983 he was an engineer at the sugar factory in Metehara.
From 1983 to 1984 he was a member of the group of technical experts n Sugar .
From 1984 to 1992 he was working as an engineer in the service of industrial projects.
From 1992 to 1993 he served as director general of the Authority Project Development Studies.
From July 1 and August 1993 he was responsible for the Office of Production Services and Support in the Office of the Prime Minister.
In 1994 he was appointed member of the Central Committee of the Amhara National Democratic Movement.
From August 1995 to June 19, 2002, was Minister of Trade and Industry.
On March 26, 2002, was appointed ambassador to Washington, D.C., where he was accredited from June 19, 2002, to May 15, 2006.
From March 20, 2006 to March 3, 2009 was ambassador in Berlin.^[2]

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