Fisseha Adugna
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His Excellency Fisseha Adugna (b. September 27, 1955) was the Ethiopia
Ethiopia
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n Ambassador
Ambassador
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to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. He served in this post from 8 March 2002 until he was replaced by Berhanu Kebede
Berhanu Kebede
Berhanu Kebede is the current ambassador of Ethiopia to the United Kingdom. He was appointed in March 2006.Berhanu Kebede was born in Addis Ababa. He graduated in 1978 with a degree in economics from Addis Ababa University and continued his studies at the Free University of Brussels, earning M.A...
in March 2006.
Fisseha was born in Fiche
Fiche
Fiche is a town in central Ethiopia. The administrative centre of the Semien Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, located about three km off the main Addis Ababa-Debre Marqos road, Fiche has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation between 2738 and 2782 metres above sea level.Notable landmarks in...
, Shoa
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in Ethiopia and attended Teferi Mekonnen High School in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa
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. He matriculated to Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa University is a university in Ethiopia. It was originally named "University College of Addis Ababa" at its founding, then renamed for the former Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I in 1962, receiving its current name in 1975.Although the university has six of its seven campuses within...
and earned a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations. He earned a Master's Degree in Diplomatic Services and International Organisations from the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
Vienna
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, Austria.
Fisseha began his diplomatic career with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1980. He steadily moved up the ranks and eventually was appointed to the Ethiopian Mission to the United States in April 1992. Fisseha served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Ethiopia in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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until December, whereupon he was appointed as Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of Ethiopia in London. He was made Ambassador on March 8, 2002.
Fisseha is married and has two children. He speaks Oromiffa, Amharic, English, French and German.