Berhane Gebre-Christos

Berhane Gebre-Christos
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia
In office
2010–2012
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi
Foreign Spokesperson for the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
In office
1979 – January 1988
Personal details
Born 1953
Mekelle, Ethiopia
Alma mater Haile Selassie I University, University of Amsterdam

Berhane Gebre-Christos is an Ethiopian politician. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia from 2010 to 2012. He was also the Foreign Spokesperson for the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) from 1979 to 1988.

Life

Berhane was born in 1953 in Mekelle, a city in Enderta county, part of Tigray province of Ethiopia.

He attended the General Wingate High School and subsequently the Haile Selassie I University (now Addis Ababa University) from 1971 to 1974. Berhane joined the TPLF in 1976. From 1977 to 1979, Berhane was responsible for administration and marshalling mass organizations for the front. After serving as Foreign Spokesperson, in 1983 he was elected to the leadership of the TPLF, and between 1988 and 1991 he headed the diplomatic mission in the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front Foreign Relations Bureau. In this capacity, Berhane traveled throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, Canada and the United States and met with government officials, media, and the public, representing the interests of the TPLF.

After the fall of the Derg, Berhane was appointed as Ambassador to the United States, a post he held from 1992 to 2002. Upon returning to Ethiopia, he was appointed State Minister for Foreign Affairs in October, 2010. From 2002 to 2010, Berhane served as Ambassador of Ethiopia to the European Union and Benelux (the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands).

Berhane also holds a master's degree in International Relations from the University of Amsterdam.

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