Ghirmai Gebremariam
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Ghirmai Ghebremariam is the current ambassador of Eritrea
to the United States
and Canada
. In September 2006 he was sworn in and replaced Girma Asmerom. Gebremariam was formerly the ambassador to the UK. His tenure as Eritrea's ambassador to the United States and Canada ended on March 2011.
Eritrea
Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...
to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. In September 2006 he was sworn in and replaced Girma Asmerom. Gebremariam was formerly the ambassador to the UK. His tenure as Eritrea's ambassador to the United States and Canada ended on March 2011.